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

Richard Parete and Legislators Donaldson, Greene, Roberts, and Ronk)

Chairman John Parete and Vice Chairman David B. Donaldson offer the following:

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section C-17 (A) of the Ulster County Charter and

Section A2-12 (A) of the Administrative Code: “Organizational meeting. The

organizational meeting of the County Legislature shall be conducted on or before the

second Tuesday of January in each year, at the time and place designated in a

written notice to be given each Legislator by the Clerk of the County Legislature not

later than five days prior to such meeting. In the event of a vacancy in the office of

the Clerk of the County Legislature, or his or her inability or failure to act in

accordance with the provisions of this section, notice shall be given by the County

Clerk. In that event, the County Clerk shall determine the time and place designated

in a written notice to be given by the County Clerk to each Legislator, the County

Executive, the Clerk of the County Legislature, and the County Attorney not later

than three days prior to such meeting. Public notice of such meeting shall also be

given by the County Clerk at the same time written notice is given to the public

officials referenced herein;” and

RESOLVED, pursuant to Section C-17 (A) of the Ulster County Charter and

Section A2-12 (A) of the Administrative Code, the Organizational Meeting of the

Ulster County Legislature shall be held on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at 6:30 PM

in Legislative Chambers, County Office Building, 244 Fair Street, Kingston, New

York,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 23 NOES: 0

Passed Committee: Laws and Rules, Governmental Services on December 14, 2015

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

NONE

STATE OF NEW YORK

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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 15th Day of December 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 16th Day of

December in the year Two Thousand and Fifteen.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature