Referred to: The Public Health and Social Services Committee (Chairman Lopez and

Legislators Allen, Belfiglio, Heppner, and Roberts), and The Ways and Means

Committee (Chairman Gerentine and Legislators Allen, Bartels, Belfiglio, Briggs,

Maio, and Maloney)

Chairman of the Public Health and Social Services Committee, Craig V. Lopez, and

Deputy Chairman Chris Allen offer the following:

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section C-43 of the Ulster County Charter and

Section A5-4 of the Administrative Code: “The Health Department shall assure the

provision of medical examiner services that promote the public health by or under

the supervision of qualified Medical Examiner(s), accountable to the Commissioner

of Public Health or Public Health Director. The Medical Examiner shall be

appointed by the County Executive, on the advice of the Commissioner of Health or

Public Health Director, for a term of four years, subject to confirmation by the

Legislature”, and

WHEREAS, the Medical Examiner shall be a resident of the County of Ulster

and shall be a physician duly licensed to practice his or her profession in the State of

New York, and

WHEREAS, the County Executive has reappointed Douglas Heller, M.D., to

the position of Medical Examiner for the County of Ulster to serve for a four-year

term; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Legislature confirms the reappointment of

Douglas Heller, M.D., to the position of Medical Examiner for the County of Ulster,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 23 NOES: 0

Passed Committee: Public Health and Social Services on January 20, 2016

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on January 26, 2016

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$38,997.00 - 2016 ANNUAL SALARY/ BUDGETED COUNTY DOLLARS

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 26th Day of January in the year Two Thousand and

Sixteen, 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 29th Day of January

in the year Two Thousand and Sixteen.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature

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

29th Day of January, 2016. 5

th Day of February, 2016.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature