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

Bartels, Belfiglio, Briggs, Maio, Maloney, Richard Parete, and Rodriguez)

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

following:

 WHEREAS, the Ways and Means Committee has been provided with a list of

properties currently scheduled for sale at Public Auction for unpaid taxes, and the

Ways and Means Committee has no objection to any of these properties being so

offered for sale, and recommends that said properties be offered for sale; and

 WHEREAS, pursuant to Section C-53(B)(3) of the Ulster County Charter and

Section A8-1(B)(5) of the Ulster County Administrative Code, the Commissioner of

Finance shall: “Act as the enforcing officer of the County for the purpose of the

collection of tax liens on real property pursuant to Article 11 of the Real property

Tax Law of the State of New York;” and

 WHEREAS, pursuant to Section C-53(B)(5) of the Ulster County Charter

Section A8-1(B)(7) of the Ulster County Administrative Code, the Commissioner of

Finance shall: “Perform all duties specified in law for county treasurers and other

county officers relating to the collection and/or extension of taxes;” and

 WHEREAS, the Ways and Means Committee has met and reviewed said

request with a majority of members voting approval; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that pursuant to said recommendations, the Commissioner of

Finance of Ulster County is authorized, in the name of the County of Ulster, to

conduct a Public Auction to sell such properties that have been acquired by

foreclosure on April 23, 2014; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the County Attorney is authorized and directed to prescribe

the terms of sale pursuant to the statutes in such cases, made and provided and in

conformance with this resolution; and, be it further

 RESOLVED, that the Commissioner of Finance is authorized to prepare and

distribute appropriate brochures and informational sheets to advertise the auction,

additional to those required by law, in such manner as he shall deem advisable,

and moves its adoption.

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Resolution No. 61 February 18, 2014

Authorizing The Commissioner Of Finance To Sell Real Property

Acquired By Court Order Pursuant To Article 11 Of The Real

Property Tax Law – Department Of Finance

 ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

 AYES: 20 NOES: 0

 (Absent: Legislators Archer, Donaldson and

 Fabiano)

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on February 12, 2014

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

REVENUE FROM SALE OF PROPERTIES

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 18th Day of February, 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

February 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

20th Day of February, 2014. 21st Day of February, 2014.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature