NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF LOCAL LAW SUBJECT
TO PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at a regular meeting held on the 14th day of February, 2023, the Ulster County Legislature adopted a resolution adopting a local law, which was deemed duly adopted by the County Executive on the 16th day of March, 2023. Said local law, published herewith, is subject to a permissive referendum pursuant to Section 24 of the Municipal Home Rule Law and Section 101 of NY County Law. Annual salary so identified shall become effective unless by no later than May 1, 2023 a petition signed by the required number of qualified electors of the County of Ulster is received in the Office of the Clerk of the Legislature, 244 Fair Street, Kingston, NY 12402, protesting such local law and requesting a referendum thereupon.
DATED: March 29, 2023 Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk
Kingston, New York Ulster County Legislature
Resolution No. 75 February 14, 2023
Adopting Proposed Local Law No. 13 Of 2022, A Local Law Adopting Recommendations Of The Periodic Compensation Review Committee And Applying Salary Revisions For Certain Elected Ulster County Officials Serving For Fixed Terms
Referred to: The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Cahill, Roberts, Ronk, and Walter), and The Laws, Rules and Government Services Committee (Chairman Heppner and Legislators Gavaris, Levine, Roberts, and Ronk)
Legislators Abe Uchitelle and Gina Hansut offer the following:
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 613 dated December 5, 2022, set the date for the Public Hearing on Proposed Local Law No. 13 of 2022, (A Local Law Adopting Recommendations Of The Periodic Compensation Review Committee And Applying Salary Revisions For Certain Elected Ulster County Officials Serving For Fixed Terms), to be held on Monday, December 19, 2022 at 6:25 PM in the Legislative Chambers, Ulster County Office Building, 6th Floor, 244 Fair Street, Kingston, New York; and
WHEREAS, said Public Hearing was held on Monday, December 19, 2022 at 6:25 PM; and
WHEREAS, said Public Hearing was advertised in the official newspapers of the County of Ulster, and posted on the signboard maintained by the Clerk of the Legislature situated in the Ulster County Office Building; and
WHEREAS, all parties in attendance were permitted an opportunity to speak on behalf of or in opposition to the Proposed Local Law; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that herein, Proposed Local Law No. 12 of 2022 is hereby adopted by the Ulster County Legislature, and, pending the approval of the County Executive, will be assigned a local law number consecutive to the last local law adopted and approved in 2023;
Proposed Local Law Number 13 Of 2022
County Of Ulster
A Local Law Adopting Recommendations Of The Periodic Compensation Review Committee And Applying Salary Revisions For Certain Elected Ulster County Officials Serving For Fixed Terms
BE IT ENACTED, by the County Legislature of the County of Ulster as follows:
SECTION 1. LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND FINDINGS.
The Ulster County Periodic Compensation Review Committee was established to "review the salaries of all elected officials of the County of Ulster at least every second year after its first meeting." The most recent Periodic Compensation Review Committee was constituted, as the Charter requires, by multiple appointing authorities, and met several times to conduct a thorough review. In furtherance of its duties, the Committee held a public hearing on March 14, 2022. At the close of the Committee's review process, the Committee filed a Recommendation Report on March 24, 2022.
Pursuant to § C-110 of the Ulster County Charter and § A34-3 of the Administrative Code, “All changes in salaries for elected officials shall be made by local law.”
This local law reflects the recommendations contained in the above-mentioned recommendation report, which were unanimously adopted by the Ulster County Periodic Compensation Review Committee on March 23, 2022.
SECTION 2. APPLICABILITY.
A. The annual salaries of Ulster County Legislators serving for a fixed term of office in the following capacities are hereby submitted and shall be adjusted as follows:
| Title | Current Annual Salary | New Annual Salary |
| Members of the County Legislature | $14,000 | $16,000 |
| Chairman of the County Legislature | $23,500 | $26,000 |
| Majority Leader of the County Legislature | $16,000 | $18,000 |
| Minority Leader of the County Legislature | $16,000 | $18,000 |
B. The annual salary of the Ulster County Executive serving for a fixed term of office in the following capacity is hereby submitted and shall be adjusted as follows:
Title Current Annual Salary New Annual Salary
County Executive $133,570 $148,572
C. The annual salary of the Ulster County Comptroller serving for a fixed term of office in the following capacity is hereby submitted and shall be adjusted as follows:
Title Current Annual Salary New Annual Salary
County Comptroller $101,720 $116,709
D. The annual salary of the Ulster County Clerk serving for a fixed term of office in the following capacity is hereby submitted and shall be adjusted as follows:
Title Current Annual Salary New Annual Salary
County Clerk $101,720 $116,709
E. The annual salary of the Ulster County Sheriff serving for a fixed term of office in the following capacity is hereby submitted and shall be adjusted as follows:
Title Current Annual Salary New Annual Salary
County Sheriff $101,712 $116,709
SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY.
In the event that any portion of this local law is found to be invalid, such finding will not have any effect on either the remaining portions or applications of this local law or any provisions of the Ulster County Charter, which shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Local Law shall take effect upon compliance with all applicable provisions of the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York.
This Local Law is subject to a permissive referendum, and will be submitted to a vote of the qualified electors of the County of Ulster if within 45 days after the date on which it was so adopted, there is filed with the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature a petition protesting against this Local Law, signed and authenticated as required by Section 24 of the Municipal Home Rule Law, by qualified electors of the County of Ulster registered to vote therein at the last preceding general election, in number equal to at least ten percentum of the total number of votes cast for Governor at the last gubernatorial election held in said County.
