Referred to: The Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning and Transit

Committee (Chairman Maloney and Legislators Berky, Delaune, Lapp, Litts, Maio

and Rodriguez)

Legislators Tracey Bartels, David B. Donaldson, and Jonathan Heppner offer the

following:

WHEREAS, Ulster County presently owns and operates buses and bus

shelters, in conjunction with operating the Ulster County Area Transit (UCAT)

system throughout Ulster County, including ingress and egress to various

municipalities; and

WHEREAS, UCAT is a vital component of the various public services the

County provides within its service area; and

WHEREAS, Ulster County is committed to providing safe, efficient and

affordable public transportation; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature believes using County buses for

the purposes of advertisement will be best achieved by following a uniform,

viewpoint-neutral standard for the display of advertising that does not interfere with

the County’s obligations to maintain passenger safety, minimize disruption to public

transportation services, ensure peace and order on the public transportation system,

protect passengers from fraudulent activities, and protect the health, safety and

welfare of passengers; and

WHEREAS, Ulster County provides many services and resources that may be

unknown by certain populations within the County; and

WHEREAS, utilization of advertising space on UCAT buses can provide an

exceptional opportunity for Ulster County to promote the various programs,

resources, and services available to residents of the County; and

WHEREAS, establishing a bus advertising policy will ensure that the rules for

accepting and displaying advertising are consistently enforced and will help maintain

and enhance the County’s reputation and public image; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the “Ulster County Bus Advertising Policy” is hereby

ado

ADOPTED AS AMENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 23 NOES: 0

Postponed in Committee: Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning and

Transit on July 12, 2017

Passed Committee: Economic Development, Tourism, Housing, Planning and Transit

with Section B of the Policy as amended on August 1, 2017

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

NONE

Legislator Maloney motioned, seconded by Legislator Donaldson, to strike Section

C. 2. (n) of the Ulster County Bus Advertising Policy.

MOTION ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 23 NOES: 0 

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 August in the year Two Thousand and

Seventeen, 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 17th Day of August

in the year Two Thousand and Seventeen.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature

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

17th Day of August, 2017. 21st Day of August, 2017.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature