Referred to: The Laws and Rules, Governmental Services Committee (Chairman

Richard Parete and Legislators Archer, Donaldson, Roberts and Ronk), and The

Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators Bartels, Belfiglio,

Briggs, Maio and Maloney, Provenzano, and Rodriguez)

Chairman of the Laws and Rules, Governmental Services Committee, Richard A.

Parete, and Deputy Chairman Kevin A. Roberts offer the following:

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

behalf of the Board of Elections; and

 WHEREAS, in order for Ulster County to be compliant with the requirements

of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) it was necessary for the Board of Elections to

purchase various items to implement, install, store and maintain the new optical

scanning voting systems and associated equipment required by HAVA; and

WHEREAS, the costs associated with these additional items (SHOEBOX

items) may be reimbursed from the County’s remaining HAVA funds through the

New York State Board of Elections; and

WHEREAS, the Commissioners of the Ulster County Board of Elections have

requested that the Chairman of the Ulster County Legislature be authorized to

execute a contract (NYS Contract No.C003250), and any amendments thereto, with

the New York State Board of Elections, for the period April 1, 2004 through March

31, 2014, to receive HAVA SHOEBOX items reimbursement in an amount up to

$139,144.58; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Chairman of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby

authorized to execute a contract (NYS Contract No.C003250), and any amendments

thereto, with the New York State Board of Elections, for the period April 1, 2004

through March 31, 2014, to receive HAVA SHOEBOX items reimbursement in an

amount up to $139,144.58;

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

 AYES: 23 NOES: 0 

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Resolution No. 90 March 18, 2014

Authorizing The Chairman Of The Ulster County Legislature To

Execute A Contract With The New York State Board Of Elections

For Reimbursement Of Funds Expended For Help America Vote

Act (HAVA) Compliance – Board Of Elections

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on March 12, 2014

Passed Committee: Laws and Rules, Governmental Services on March 17, 2014

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$139,144.58 – BUDGETED 2014 REVENUE DOLLARS

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 March, 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 March

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 March, 2014. 24 Day of March, 2014.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature