Referred to:  The Laws and Rules, Governmental Services Committee (Chairwoman Bartels and Legislators Gavaris, Heppner, Roberts, and Ronk)

Chairwoman of the Laws and Rules, Governmental Services Committee, Tracey A. Bartels, and Deputy Chair Kevin Roberts offer the following:

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section C-17 (A) of the Ulster County Charter and Section A2-12 (A) of the Administrative Code: “Organizational meeting. The organizational meeting of the County Legislature shall be conducted on or before the second Tuesday of January in each year, at the time and place designated in a written notice to be given each Legislator by the Clerk of the County Legislature not later than five days prior to such meeting. In the event of a vacancy in the office of the Clerk of the County Legislature, or his or her inability or failure to act in accordance with the provisions of this section, notice shall be given by the County Clerk. In that event, the County Clerk shall determine the time and place designated in a written notice to be given by the County Clerk to each Legislator, the County Executive, the Clerk of the County Legislature, and the County Attorney not later than three days prior to such meeting. Public notice of such meeting shall also be given by the County Clerk at the same time written notice is given to the public officials referenced herein;” and 

RESOLVED, pursuant to Section C-17 (A) of the Ulster County Charter and Section A2-12 (A) of the Administrative Code, the Organizational Meeting of the Ulster County Legislature shall be held on Tuesday, January 4, 2021 at 6:30 PM in Legislative Chambers, County Office Building, 244 Fair Street, Kingston, New York, and/or via videoconference to the extent allowable pursuant to existing New York State legislation or Order and the Rules of the Ulster County Legislature,

and move its adoption.                                                

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                       NOES:                

Passed Committee:  Laws and Rules, Governmental Services on ____________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

NONE