Chris Hewitt

2023-2024: Deputy Chair, Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee

2024: Chair, Energy, Environemnt & Sustainability Committee

Legislator,
District No. 21 - Towns of Rochester and Wawarsing

Contact Information

Where: 
244 Fair Street
Kingston, NY 12401
Phone: 
(845) 340-3900

Legislative Information

Party Enrollment: 
Democrat
Party Affiliation: 
Democrat
Working Families

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2024-2025 Attendance

Attended

Meeting of the
Tue, Dec 10, 2024
Wed, Dec 4, 2024
Tue, Dec 3, 2024
Meeting of the
Tue, Nov 19, 2024
Mon, Nov 4, 2024
Mon, Oct 28, 2024
Meeting of the
Tue, Oct 15, 2024
Wed, Oct 2, 2024

Absent

Tue, Jul 2, 2024
Wed, Jul 3, 2024
Wed, Nov 6, 2024
Meeting of the
Wed, Nov 6, 2024
Meeting of the
Thu, Nov 14, 2024

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Attendance from previous terms

Attended

2022-2023

Meeting of the
Thu, Dec 21, 2023
Meeting of the
Mon, Dec 18, 2023
Meeting of the
Thu, Dec 7, 2023
Meeting of the
Wed, Dec 6, 2023
Meeting of the
Tue, Dec 5, 2023
Meeting of the
Tue, Nov 14, 2023
Meeting of the
Wed, Nov 8, 2023
Thu, Nov 2, 2023
Meeting of the
Tue, Oct 17, 2023

Absent

No absences recorded

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2024-2025 Votes

Yes Votes

Tue, Dec 10, 2024 Committee Vote to Approve Budget Amendment No. 39
Wed, Dec 4, 2024 Committee Vote to Adopt Resolution No. 527.2
Wed, Dec 4, 2024 Committee Vote to Adopt Resolution No. 632
Wed, Dec 4, 2024 Committee Vote to Adopt Resolution No. 679
Wed, Dec 4, 2024 Committee Vote to Adopt Resolution No. 680
Wed, Dec 4, 2024 Committee Vote to Adopt Resolution No. 681
Wed, Dec 4, 2024 Committee Vote to Adopt Resolution No. 685
Wed, Dec 4, 2024 Committee Vote to Adopt Resolution No. 702
Wed, Dec 4, 2024 Committee Vote to Adopt Resolution No. 710
Wed, Dec 4, 2024 Committee Vote to Adopt Resolution No. 712
Wed, Dec 4, 2024 Committee Vote to Adopt Resolution No. 713
Wed, Dec 4, 2024 Committee Vote to Adopt Resolution No. 715
Wed, Dec 4, 2024 Committee Vote to Adopt Resolution No. 720
Wed, Dec 4, 2024 Committee Vote to Adopt Resolution No. 724
Wed, Dec 4, 2024 Committee Vote to Adopt Resolution No. 725
Wed, Dec 4, 2024 Committee Vote to Adopt Resolution No. 726
Tue, Dec 3, 2024 Committee Vote to Adopt Resolution No. 624
Tue, Dec 3, 2024 Committee Vote to Adopt Resolution No. 625
Tue, Dec 3, 2024 Committee Vote to Adopt Resolution No. 626
Tue, Dec 3, 2024 Committee Vote to Adopt Resolution No. 627

No Votes

Vote Not Recorded

Sponsored legislation from previous terms

2023

  • Authorizing The Chair Of The Ulster County Legislature To Accept Funding From The New York State Division Of Criminal Justice Services For The Aid To Prosecution Program – District Attorney
  • Approving The Execution Of A Contract Amendment For $14,000.00, Causing The Aggregate Contract Plus Amendment Amount To Be In Excess Of $50,000.00, Entered Into By The County – Tectonic Engineering Consultants, Geologists & Land Surveyors, D.P.C. – Emergency Communications / Emergency Management
  • Authorizing The Chair Of The Ulster County Legislature To Execute An Agreement With The New York State Division Of Homeland Security And Emergency Services For Participation In The 2023 Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Operations Grant – Emergency Communications / Emergency Management
  • Authorizing The Chair Of The Ulster County Legislature To Execute An Agreement With The New York State Division Of Homeland Security And Emergency Services For FY23 State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) – Amending The 2024 Ulster County Budget – Emergency Communications / Emergency Management
  • Approving The Execution Of A Contract For $95,371.00 Entered Into By The County – Family Of Woodstock Inc. – Department Of Probation
  • Approving The Execution Of A Contract For $123,341.00 Entered Into By The County – Family Of Woodstock Inc. – Department Of Probation
  • Authorizing The Chair Of The Ulster County Legislature To Amend A Contract With The New York State Division Of Criminal Justice Services For The Sexual Assault Crisis And Prevention Program – Department Of Probation
  • Approving The Execution Of A Contract For $440,172.43 Entered Into By The County – Axon Enterprise, Inc. – Ulster County Sheriff
  • Approving The Execution Of A Contract For $111,588.50 Entered Into By The County – Axon Enterprise, Inc. – Ulster County Sheriff
  • Approving The Execution Of A Contract Amendment For $1,266.33, Causing The Aggregate Contract Plus Amendment Amount To Be In Excess Of $50,000.00, Entered Into By The County – Black Creek Integrated Systems Corp. – Ulster County Sheriff
  • Approving The Execution Of A Contract Amendment For $17,457.00, Causing The Aggregate Contract Plus Amendment Amount To Be In Excess Of $50,000.00, Entered Into By The County – PowerDMS, Inc. – Ulster County Sheriff
  • Authorizing The Chair Of The Ulster County Legislature And The Ulster County Sheriff To Accept The Award For DOJ FY 2023 Implementing Crisis Intervention Teams - Community Policing Development Solicitation Grant And Creating Two Positions – Amending The 2024 Ulster County Budget - Ulster County...
  • Appropriating Funds From The Office Of Violence Against Women Grant – Authorizing The Execution Of Inter-Municipal Agreements - Amending The Ulster County Budget To Provide A Coordinated And Centralized Response To Domestic Violence - District Attorney
  • Approving The Execution Of A Contract Amendment For $50,000.00 Entered Into By The County – Legal Services Of The Hudson Valley – Department Of Probation
  • Approving The Execution Of A Contract Amendment For $7,644.00, Causing The Aggregate Contract Plus Amendment Amount To Be In Excess Of $50,000.00, Entered Into By The County – New York Communications Company, Inc. – Ulster County Sheriff
  • Approving The Execution Of A Contract Amendment For $60,364.96, Causing The Aggregate Contract Plus Amendment Amount To Be In Excess Of $50,000.00, Entered Into By The County – Black Creek Integrated Systems Corp. – Ulster County Sheriff
  • Approving The Execution Of A Contract Amendment For $23,000.00, Causing The Aggregate Contract Plus Amendment Amount To Be In Excess Of $50,000.00, Entered Into By The County – Bambini Pediatrics PC – Ulster County Sheriff
  • Authorizing The Chair Of The Ulster County Legislature To Sign An Inter-Municipal Agreement Between The Orange County Sheriff And The Ulster Sheriff Emergency Response Team (U.S.E.R.T.) – Ulster County Sheriff
  • Authorizing The Chair Of The Ulster County Legislature To Execute An Agreement With The New York State Department Of Corrections And Community Supervision (DOCCS) To Provide A Parolee Hearing Room Within The Sheriff’s Office – Ulster County Sheriff
  • Approving The Execution Of A Contract For $67,106.00 Entered Into By The County – Family Of Woodstock Inc. – Department Of Probation
  • Approving Ulster County’s 2024 STOP-DWI Program Plan And Authorizing The Chair Of The Ulster County Legislature To Execute All Inter-Municipal Agreements Required Under The Plan – Department Of Probation, STOP-DWI Division
  • Amending The 2023 Ulster County Budget For 2022 Federal Grant Rollover Expenses – Department Of Probation
  • Authorizing The Chair Of The Ulster County Legislature To Accept The Donation Of A Motor Vehicle – Ulster County Department Of Emergency Services
  • Authorizing The Chair Of The Ulster County Legislature To Execute An Agreement With The City Of Kingston For Special Operations Response Services – Ulster County Department Of Emergency Services
  • Amending The 2023 Ulster County Sheriff’s Office Budget – Contingent Account Transfer To Expenditure- Ulster County Sheriff
  • Amending The 2023 Ulster County Sheriff’s Office Budget – UCSO Corrections Telephone Account Reserve Transfer To Expenditure- Ulster County Sheriff
  • Authorizing The Purchase And Installation Of A Corrections Kitchen Dishwasher, In And For The County Of Ulster, New York, At A Maximum Estimated Cost Of $152,821.00, And Authorizing The Issuance Of $152,821.00 Bonds Of Said County To Pay The Cost Thereof
  • Amending The 2023 - 2028 Capital Improvement Program -Establishing Capital Project No. 671 – UCSO Corrections Dishwasher - Amending The 2023 Capital Fund Budget- Ulster County Sheriff
  • Authorizing The Chair Of The Ulster County Legislature To Execute An Agreement With The Kingston City School District To Provide A Deputy Sheriff As School Resource Officer – Ulster County Sheriff
  • Authorizing Acceptance Of Donation Of A Motor Vehicle – Ulster County Sheriff
  • Authorizing Transfer Of Insurance Funds From Revenue To Expenditure, Amending The 2023 Ulster County Budget - Ulster County Sheriff
  • Approving The Execution Of A Contract Amendment For $7,200.00, Causing The Aggregate Contract Plus Amendment Amount To Be In Excess Of $50,000.00, Entered Into By The County – Verify Polygraph & Forensic Consultants, LLC – Ulster County Sheriff
  • Approving The Execution Of A Contract Amendment For $8,000.00, Causing The Aggregate Contract Plus Amendment Amount To Be In Excess Of $50,000.00, Entered Into By The County – New York Communications Company, Inc. – Ulster County Sheriff
  • Authorizing The Purchase Of Axon Body Cameras For County Jail Use, For The County Of Ulster, New York, At A Maximum Estimated Cost Of $440,753.00, And Authorizing The Issuance Of $440,753.00 Bonds Of Said County To Pay The Cost Thereof
  • Amending The 2023-2028 Capital Improvement Program -Establishing Capital Project No. 675 – Jail Axon Body Camera Purchase - Amending The 2023 Capital Fund Budget - Ulster County Sheriff
  • Approving The Execution Of A Contract Amendment For $299,998.60, Entered Into By The County – Motorola Solutions Inc. – Department Of Emergency Management
  • Authorizing The Chair Of The Ulster County Legislature To Execute An Agreement With The New York State Division Of Criminal Justice Services For Participation In Project GIVE Program – District Attorney, Sheriff, And Probation
  • Amending The 2023 Ulster County Budget To Revise Compensation Of A Current Part-Time Investigator Position To A Full-Time Investigator Position - District Attorney
  • Amending The 2023 Ulster County Budget To Revise Compensation Of A Current Part-Time Investigator Position To A Full-Time Investigator Position - District Attorney
  • Confirming Reappointment Of Member To The Traffic Safety Board
  • Amending The 2023 County Budget To Upgrade A Part-Time Family Court Assistant Public Defender Position To Full-Time And Raise The Pay Rate – Public Defender
  • Approving The Execution Of A Contract Amendment For $244,425.00 Entered Into By The County – Family Of Woodstock Inc. – Department Of Probation
  • Authorizing The Chair Of The Ulster County Legislature To Amend A Contract With The New York State Division Of Criminal Justice Services For The Alternative To Incarceration Program – Department Of Probation
  • Approving The Execution Of A Contract Amendment For $12,512.51, Causing The Aggregate Contract Plus Amendment Amount To Be In Excess Of $50,000.00, Entered Into By The County – Visual Computer Solutions Inc. – Ulster County Sheriff
  • Approving The Execution Of A Contract Amendment For $24,000.00, Causing The Aggregate Contract Plus Amendment Amount To Be In Excess Of $50,000.00, Entered Into By The County – Verify Polygraph & Forensic Consultants, LLC – Ulster County Sheriff
  • Approving The Execution Of A Contract Amendment For $147,069.00 Entered Into By The County – Tyler Technologies, Inc. – Ulster County Sheriff
  • Approving The Execution Of A Contract Amendment For $11,858.00, Causing The Aggregate Contract Plus Amendment Amount To Be In Excess Of $50,000.00, Entered Into By The County – New York Communications Company, Inc. – Ulster County Sheriff
  • Authorizing The Chair Of The Ulster County Legislature To Execute An Agreement With Ulster County Board Of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) To Provide Two (2) Deputy Sheriff’s As School Resource Officers To Three (3) BOCES Locations – Ulster County Sheriff
  • Authorizing The Issuance Of An Additional $299,999.00 Bonds Of The County Of Ulster, New York, To Pay Part Of The Cost Of The Upgrade To The Countywide Radio System, For Said County
  • Amending Capital Project No. 482 – Countywide Radio System – Amending The 2023 Capital Fund Budget – Department Of Emergency Services
  • Authorizing The Chair Of The Ulster County Legislature To Execute An MOU Between The New York State Division Of Criminal Justice Services And The Department Of Emergency Services For Access To Criminal Justice Information Services Files – Ulster County Department Of Emergency Services
  • Adopting The Ulster County Department Of Health And Emergency Services Medical Reserve Corps Unit Organization And General Operation Policy – Department Of Emergency Services
  • Adopting The Ulster County Department Of Health And Emergency Services Medical Reserve Corps Unit Organization And General Operation Policy – Department Of Emergency Services
  • Authorizing The Chair Of The Ulster County Legislature To Execute An Agreement With The New York State Division Of Criminal Justice Services For Participation In The Criminal Justice Discovery Reform Grant – District Attorney, Department Of Probation, Sheriff
  • Authorizing The Chair Of The Ulster County Legislature To Execute An Agreement With The New York State Division Of Criminal Justice Services For Participation In The Crimes Against Revenue Program – District Attorney
  • Authorizing The Chair Of The Ulster County Legislature To Execute An MOU Between The Onteora Central School District And The Sheriff’s Office For Access To Onteora’s Closed Circuit TV – Ulster County Sheriff
  • Authorizing The Chair Of The Ulster County Legislature To Execute An Agreement With The Onteora Central School District To Provide A Deputy Sheriff As School Resource Officer – Ulster County Sheriff
  • Authorizing The Chair Of The Ulster County Legislature To Execute An Agreement With The Rondout Valley Central School District To Provide A Deputy Sheriff As School Resource Officer – Ulster County Sheriff
  • Authorizing The Chair Of The Ulster County Legislature And The Ulster County Sheriff To Execute An Application For DOJ FY 2023 Implementing Crisis Intervention Teams - Community Policing Development Solicitation Grant - Ulster County Sheriff
  • Authorizing The Purchase Of A Bearcat G3 Armored Vehicle, For The County Of Ulster, New York, At A Maximum Estimated Cost Of $357,061.00, And Authorizing The Issuance Of $357,061.00 Bonds Of Said County To Pay The Cost Thereof
  • Amending The 2023-2028 Capital Improvement Program -Establishing Capital Project No. 670 – UCSO Bearcat G3 - Amending The 2023 Capital Fund Budget - Ulster County Sheriff
  • Amending The 2023 County Budget To Create A Full-Time Mental Health Specialist (Social Worker), A Full-Time Paralegal, And Establish A Full-Time Family Court Bureau Chief With A Salary Increase – Public Defender’s Office
  • Authorizing The Chair Of The Ulster County Legislature To Execute A Contract With The New York State Division Of Criminal Services - Department Of Probation
  • Confirming The Appointment Of Valerie Naccarato As Director Of Probation
  • Supporting Freedom Of Choice In Relation To COVID-19 Shots
  • Supporting Freedom Of Choice In Relation To COVID-19 Shots
  • Supporting Freedom Of Choice In Relation To COVID-19 Shots

2022

  • Urging The United States Congress, New York State Governor And New York State Legislature To Codify Into Law The Right To Food As A Fundamental Human Right
  • Urging New York’s Congressional Delegation To Propose And Adopt A Proposed Amendment To The United States Constitution Clarifying That Corporations Are Not People With Constitutional Rights, And That Unlimited Campaign Spending Is Not Free Speech
  • Amending The 2022 - 2027 Capital Improvement Program –Establishing And Funding Capital Project No. 635 - ARPA Parks Program – Amending The 2022 Capital Fund Budget – Department Of Finance
  • Amending The 2022 - 2027 Capital Improvement Program –Establishing And Funding Capital Project No. 635 - ARPA Parks Program – Amending The 2022 Capital Fund Budget – Department Of Finance

This legislator has no sponsored legislation.

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