Referred to: The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators

Bartels, Belfiglio, Briggs, Maio, Maloney, Provenzano and Rodriguez)

Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, Richard A. Gerentine, and Deputy

Chairman Tracey A. Bartels offer the following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted by the County Executive on

behalf of the Department of Finance; and

 WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Finance has requested permission to accept

payment of the full amount of back taxes on a certain parcel of real property acquired

by the County by reason of non-payment of taxes; and

WHEREAS, this resolution is subject to the original owner making payment

in the sum of $66,710.95 to the County; and

WHEREAS, the original owner advised that he is obtaining a mortgage

on the premises to pay for the back taxes and, in order to grant the mortgage,

the lender requires the deed conveying the property to the original owner to be

dated “As of August 14, 2014"; and

WHEREAS, based upon the examination of the Ulster County Legislature,

and pursuant to the County of Ulster’s State Environmental Quality Review Act

(SEQRA) Type II List that was adopted by the County in Resolution No. 118 on

April 20, 2012, and as per Section 4.1.5 of that list, it has been determined that the

following transaction does not pose a significant environmental impact and may and

constitutes a Type II action in accordance with 6NYCRR, Part 617, of SEQRA, and

does not require any determination or procedure under SEQRA; now, therefore, be it,

 RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Commissioner of Finance is authorized

to accept payment as above set f

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Resolution No. 307 August 19, 2014

Authorizing The Conveyance Of County-Owned Property To The

Original Owner – Department Of Finance

RESOLVED, that upon receipt of such payment with respect to each parcel,

the Chairman of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby authorized to make, execute

and deliver to the owner making payment, a quitclaim deed dated “As of August 14,

2014" conveying the interest of the County in the parcel, which quitclaim deed shall

contain the covenant that the County of Ulster shall in no event be or become liable

for any defects in title conveyed for any cause whatsoever, or that no claim or

demand of any nature shall ever be made against the County of Ulster arising from

such sales, conveyances, or any proceedings leading thereto,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED AS AMENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 22 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislator Fabiano)

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on August 6, 2014

FINANCAL IMPACT:

TOTAL UNPAID TAXES: $66,710.95

Legislator Gerentine motioned, seconded by Legislator Maio, to add a fourth

WHEREAS, and to add additional language to the final RESOLVED, as indicated

above in bold font.

MOTION ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 22 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislator Fabiano) 

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Resolution No. 307 August 19, 2014

Authorizing The Conveyance Of County-Owned Property To The

Original Owner – Department Of Finance

STATE OF NEW YORK

 ss:

COUNTY OF ULSTER

This is to certify that I, the undersigned Clerk of the Legislature of the County of Ulster have compared the

foregoing resolution with the original resolution now on file in the office of said clerk, and which was adopted by said

Legislature on the 19th Day of August, 2014, and that the same is a true and correct transcript of said resolution and of the

whole thereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the County of Ulster this 20th Day of August

in the year Two Thousand and Fourteen.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature

Submitted to the County Executive this Approved by the County Executive this

21st Day of August, 2014. 20

th Day of August, 2014.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella |s| Michael P. Hein

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk Michael P. Hein, County Executive

Ulster County Legislature