Referred to: The Economic Development, Planning, Education, Employment, Arts and Agriculture Committee (Chairman Cahill and Legislators Corcoran, Criswell, Hewitt, Litts, Maloney and Sperry)

Chairman of the Economic Development, Planning, Education, Employment, Arts and Agriculture Committee, Brian B. Cahill, Deputy Chair Herbert Litts, III, and Legislator Ronk offer the following:

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section C-49(A) of the Ulster County Charter and Section A7-5(A) of the Administrative Code: “There shall be a County Planning Board consisting of 25 members and associated alternate members. Members and their alternates shall be appointed by the County Legislature to serve for four-year terms. The Town Board or Village Board of each town and village in Ulster County shall recommend for consideration and appointment by the Legislature one person and one alternate from that town or village,” and

WHEREAS, members or alternates reappointed to the Ulster County Planning Board must meet the training requirements established under General Municipal Law Section 239-C as provided for under Resolution No. 101 of March 14, 2007; now, therefore, be it

     RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Legislature finds the following person meets the training requirements for reappointment to the Ulster County Planning Board and hereby appoints same as a member to the Ulster County Planning Board:

REAPPOINTMENT              MUNICIPALITY                    TERM                                     

Mark Watkins                            Town of Shawangunk               Present

Pine Bush, NY                                                                                 thru                

                                                                                                            December 31, 2025 

and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Legislature hereby appoints the following person as an alternate to the Ulster County Planning Board for a term that shall coincide with the appointed incumbent board member:

REAPPOINTMENT              MUNICIPALITY                    TERM

Richard Barnhart                       Town of Shawangunk               Present

Wallkill, NY                                                                                     thru               

                                                                                                            December 31, 2025

and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the training requirements under General Municipal Law Section 239 (c), are hereby waived for Richard Barnhart as being in the best interest of the County,   

and moves its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                     NOES:               

Passed Committee: Economic Development, Planning, Education, Employment, Arts and Agriculture on ______________.

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