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

Allen, Belfiglio, Briggs, Gregorius, Maio, Maloney and R. Parete)

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

Chairman Donald Gregorius offer the following:

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

behalf of the Department of Purchasing; and

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 66 of March 12, 1992, adopted the Policies and

Procedures for the Ulster County Purchasing Department in accordance with Sections

103 and 104-b of New York’s General Municipal Law; and

WHEREAS, the Policies and Procedures were revised pursuant to Resolution

No. 93 of March 9, 2000; and

WHEREAS, it remains Ulster County’s objective to obtain materials, supplies,

equipment, technology, and services that are of suitable quality, in the accurate

quantity, from the right source, at the most competitive price, in compliance with all

applicable legal requirements ensuring that taxpayer dollars are expended in the most

efficient manner and in accordance with the County’s Policies and Procedures; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Department of Purchasing, in conjunction with

the Ulster County Attorney’s Office, has revised its Policies and Procedures to

provide County Officials, employees and the County’s business partners with a more

comprehensive and user-friendly Procurement Manual; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Legislature hereby adopts the updated

Policies and Procedures of the Ulster County Department of Purchasing as set forth

in the Procurement Manual,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 23 NOES: 0

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on December 9, 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 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

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

16th Day of December, 2015. 22

nd Day of December, 2015.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature