Referred to: The Public Works and Capital Projects Committee (Chair Nolan and Legislators Donaldson, Kovacs, Litts, and McCollough), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Collins, Hansut, Kovacs, Nolan, Roberts, and Uchitelle)

Chair of the Public Works and Capital Projects Committee, Kathy Nolan, and Deputy Chair Herbert Litts, III offer the following:

WHEREAS, this Resolution has been submitted at the request of the County Executive on behalf of the Department of Public Works; and

          WHEREAS the project expenditures in the amount of $2,360,000.00for the County Vehicle Fleet, were approved in the 2025 – 2030 Capital Program; and

          WHEREAS these fleet acquisitions are needed to replace existing vehicles because of extensive rust and corrosion and as such are not cost-effective to repair; and

          WHEREAS, the project is established to purchase a total of 30 vehicles: Ten (10) vehicles for the Sheriff’s Office (Criminal Division),  One (1) for the County Clerk, Two (2) for Probation, Four (4) for the Health Department, Two (2) for Mental Health, Three (3) for the District Attorney’s Office, Two (2) for the Office for the Aging , Five (5) for the Department of Social Service, and One (1) for the Public Defender; and

          WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Public Works requests that Capital Project No. 733 be established and funded for replacement vehicles in the amount of $2,305,000.00; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, based upon examination by the Ulster County Legislature, the County’s funding of this Project constitutes a Type II action as defined under Sections 4.6.1 of the County of Ulster’s State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) Type II List, which was adopted pursuant to Resolution No. 118 dated April 20, 2010; and, be it further

RESOLVED, Ulster County has determined that this funding action does not pose a significant potential environmental impact and may be progressed as a Type II action in accordance with 6 NYCRR Part 617 of SEQRA, and does not require any further determination or procedure under SEQRA; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the 2025 Ulster County Operating Budget is hereby amended as follows:

and, be it further

RESOLVED, that Capital Project No. 733 for the Purchase of County Fleet Vehicles be established as follows:

and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the 2025 Ulster County Capital Fund is hereby amended as follows:

                                                  INCREASE                               AMOUNT                                  

HH.1997.0733-2100.2140            Vehicles                                     $ 2,305,000.00

(App. #)                                        

HH.1997.0733-3300.3597            State Aid                                     $     50,000.00

(Rev. #),                          

HH.1997.0733-3520.5031            Interfund Transfer In                     $ 2,255,000.00

(Rev. #),      

and moves its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                       NOES:      

Passed Committee: Public Works and Capital Projects on ______________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on ______________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$2,305,000.00 – INCREASE TO 2025 CAPITAL APPROPRIATIONS

$2,255,000.00 – INCREASE TO 2025 CAPITAL FUND INTERFUND REVENUE 

$     50,000.00 – INCREASE TO 2025 CAPITAL FUND STATE AID

$2,075,000.00 – INCREASE TO 2025 GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATED FUND                         BALANCE 

$   180,000.00 – INCREASE TO 2025 GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATED

     RESERVES

$2,255,000.00 – INCREASE TO 2025 GENERAL FUND INTERFUND TRANSFER                 APPROPRIATIONS