Referred to: The Public Health and Social Services Committee (Legislators Allen,

Belfiglio, Litts, Lopez, and Provenzano)

Legislator Jeanette Provenzano and Legislators Allen, Archer, Bartels, Belfiglio, Fabiano,

Gerentine, Greene, Gregorius, Litts, Lopez, Loughran, Maio, Maloney, Roberts, Rodriguez,

Ronk, Wawro and Wishnick offer the following:

WHEREAS, the Social Security Administration was established to support

disabled adults and children who have limited income and resources, as well as

people over 65 who meet certain financial limits; and

WHEREAS, the Social Security Administration recently announced they plan

to close the office at 809 Grant Ave. in Lake Katrine, NY on March 14, 2014; and

WHEREAS, the Social Security Office in Lake Katrine, NY is the only Social

Security Office in Ulster County; and

WHEREAS, the Social Security Office in Lake Katrine, NY employees a staff

of seven (7) who work tirelessly to assist constituents from several counties in this

the region; and

WHEREAS, closing the Lake Katrine, NY office would create a gap of over

50 miles between Social Security Administration offices servicing a population of

individuals with limited resources; and

WHEREAS, there is limited public transportation available to aid these

individuals to travel to other Social Security Administration offices; and

WHEREAS, there is limited internet access to many in the region serviced by

the Lake Katrine, NY office making it difficult for applicants to perform any of their

Social Security business online; and

WHEREAS, the Social Security Administration did not approach local

government officials to discuss alternatives to closing the Lake Katrine office and

eliminating services available in Ulster County before taking making this drastic

decision; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, the Ulster County Legislature opposes the closing of the Social

Security Administration Office in Lake Katrine, NY, and urges the Social Security

Administration to postpone this closing and accept the offer proposed by the Ulster

County Executive to move into the space at the Business Resource Center which

would result in substantial savings; and be it further 

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Resolution No. 29 January 30, 2014

Opposing The Closure Of The Social Security Office Located At

809 Grant Avenue in Lake Katrine, NY

RESOLVED, the Ulster County Legislature applauds our Federal

Representatives Senator Charles Schumer, Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand, and

Congressman Chris Gibson for supporting this move, and requests that they work

diligently on behalf of the citizens of Ulster County and the region to prevent the

closing of the only Social Security Administration office in Ulster County, NY; and

be it further

RESOLVED, that the Clerk of the Legislature forward copies of this

Resolution to President Barack H. Obama, Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten E.

Gillibrand, Congressman Chris Gibson, Social Security Administration

Commissioner Carolyn W. Colvin, and New York Regional Commissioner Beatrice

M. Disman,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 22 NOES: 0

(Absent: Legislator Roberts)

Passed Committee: Public Health and Social Services as amended on January 29,

2014

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

NONE

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 30th Day of January, 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 3rd Day of February

in the year Two Thousand and Fourteen.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature