Referred to: The Legislative Programs, Education and Community Services

Committee (Chairman Donaldson and Legislators Collins, Delaune, Eckert, Haynes,

Wawro and Woltman), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gerentine

and Legislators Archer, Bartels, Lopez, James Maloney, Joseph Maloney, and Petit)

Chairman of the Legislative Programs, Education and Community Services

Committee, David B. Donaldson, and Deputy Chair Heidi Haynes, offer the

following:

WHEREAS, performing arts are an important component of our cultural

heritage, and the many performances arranged by Arts Mid-Hudson attract County

residents as well as travelers to see a broad range of entertainment for the

community; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to County Law Section 224 (13), the Ulster County

Legislature appropriated to Arts Mid-Hudson the sum of $77,500.00 in the 2018

Ulster County Budget for the purpose of working in partnership with Ulster County

to promote the arts and cultural heritage supporting the efforts to promote the County

as a destination for cultural tourism; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to County Law Section 224 (13), in order to receive

such funds, Arts Mid-Hudson must submit to the Ulster County Legislature a verified

accounting of disbursements to be undertaken, and to the Ulster County

Commissioner of Finance, a Memorandum of Receipt signed by the principal officer;

and

WHEREAS, Arts Mid-Hudson will receive payment in the amount of

$77,500.00, in accordance with the terms specified in an agreement with the County

of Ulster and Arts Mid-Hudson and will return any unexpended funds as of

December 31, 2018 along with a certified accounting of expenditures to the

Commissioner of Finance; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the Chairman of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby

authorized to execute an Agreement in the amount of $77,500.00 with Arts MidHudson, to work in partnership with Ulster County, in the form as filed with the

Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature or as modified with the approval of the

County Attorney, Counsel to the County Legislature, Chairman of the County

Legislature, and the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Programs,

Education and Community Services Committee; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that as part of the Agreement, the Comptroller and/or any and

all officers of the County of Ulster, their agents and representatives, shall be allowed

full access upon reasonable notice and at reasonable times to the books, papers,

records and premises of Arts Mid-Hudson, during the period that this resolution is in

effect for the purpose of ascertaining the manner in which the above sum of money is

being used or applied; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the above organization agrees to comply with all applicable

Federal, State and local regulations including, in particular, any forbidding

discrimination by such organization,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: NOES:

Passed Committee: Legislative Programs, Education and Community Services on

______________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on ______________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$77,500.00 – AS ALLOCATED IN THE 2018 ULSTER COUNTY BUDGET