Majority Leader Gregorius and Minority Leader Ronk offer the following:

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

behalf of the Department of Tourism; and

WHEREAS, the New York State Legislature has appropriated funds to be

available to tourism promotion agencies in New York State for advertising and

promoting tourism; and

WHEREAS, designation as the official tourism promotion agency of Ulster

County will allow the Department of Tourism to apply for and receive matching

funds on behalf of the County for calendar year 2016; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Legislature hereby designates the Ulster

County Department of Tourism as the official tourism promotion agency for Ulster

County thereby making it eligible to apply for and accept matching tourism

promotion funds on behalf of Ulster County during calendar year 2016, and to

represent Ulster County for the promotion of Tourism,

and moves its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 21 NOES: 1

(Noes: Legislator Greene)

(Absent: Legislator Gerentine)

Passed Committee: Committee of the Whole on January 7, 2015

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

NONE

STATE OF NEW YORK

 ss:

COUNTY OF ULSTER

I, the undersigned Clerk of the Legislature of the County of Ulster, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is

the original resolution adopted by the Ulster County Legislature on the 7th Day of January in the year Two Thousand and

Fifteen, and said resolution shall remain on file in the office of said clerk.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the County of Ulster this 9th Day of January

in the year Two Thousand and Fifteen.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature

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

12th Day of January, 2015. 16th Day of January, 2015.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature