Referred to: The Legislative Programs, Education and Community Services

Committee (Chairman Donaldson and Legislators Archer, Gregorius, Lopez, and

Wawro), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators

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

Legislator Jeanette Provenzano and Legislators Gregorius, Lopez and Ronk offer the

following:

 WHEREAS, Ulster County has recognized the responsibility to provide

payment for burial and cremation services for indigent Veterans; and

WHEREAS, the Policy for Veteran’s Burial was set in Resolution No. 97 on

April 9, 1981 and amended in Resolution No. 311 on October 15, 1981, Resolution

331 on October 11, 1984, Resolution 346 on December 4, 1997, and Resolution No.

101 on April 20, 2010; and

WHEREAS, Ulster County acknowledges the immeasurable contributions our

Veterans have made; and

WHEREAS, the current schedule for reimbursement establishes different

reimbursement amounts for burial and direct or full cremation services; and

WHEREAS, direct cremation will stay the same; however, the equal

reimbursement rate for burial and full cremation services of interment is a more

equitable policy; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Legislature hereby approves and adopts

the amendment as attached in Schedule A to the Ulster County Indigent Veteran

Burial Policy to reflect reimbursement rates that are equal for burial and full

cremation services of interment,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED AS AMENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 23 NOES: 0 

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Resolution No. 369 October 21, 2014

Amending The Indigent Veteran Burial Policy To Equalize the

Reimbursement Rates For Burial And Cremation Services

Passed Committee: Legislative Programs, Education and Community Services on

October 16, 2014

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on October 21, 2014

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

AS APPROPRIATED IN THE 2014 BUDGET

Legislator Provenzano motioned, seconded by Legislator Ronk, to replace the

original Schedule A with the revised Schedule A attached.

MOTION ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 23 NOES: 0

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 21st Day of October, 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 22nd Day of

October 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

22nd Day of October, 2014. _____Day of October, 2014.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella ____________________________

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

Ulster County Legislature