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

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

Legislator Joseph Maloney offers the following:

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Periodic Compensation Review Committee

recommendations dated October 7, 2015, and subsequently reiterated in the

recommendations dated June 20, 2017, the Committee encouraged swift action by the

Legislature “to establish equity in legislators’ overall compensation while controlling

the increasing costs of that compensation;” and

WHEREAS, three of the four recommendations from the Periodic

Compensation Review Committee included an increase in Legislator contribution

towards total health care insurance costs; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 242 dated September 19, 2012, the

Ulster County Legislature unanimously approved a Memorandum of Agreement

between the County and the Ulster County Unit of the Civil Service Employees

Association, Inc. (CSEA) stating that effective upon ratification, new hires shall

contribute 20% of the premium to the cost of the health insurance plan; and

WHEREAS, the current 10% employee contribution for Legislators was

established prior to the implementation of the Charter, during the time in which the

Legislature was responsible for all operations of County government; and

WHEREAS, the current 10% employee contribution for Management Non

Union Employees has not been increased since 2007; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature, as the appropriating and policydetermining body of the County of Ulster, has a fiduciary responsibility to protect the

taxpayers of Ulster County; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature believes it is prudent to update

policy to increase the employee contribution towards health insurance costs for

Elected Officials and Management Non Union Employees to align the contribution

with that of the current CSEA new hires in Ulster County and to help offset the

inevitable rising costs associated with these benefits; now, therefore, be it 

RESOLVED, effective January 1, 2019 the first day of the next new term of

office following adoption of this Resolution, Ulster County Legislators and all other

Elected Officials shall contribute 20% of the premium to the cost of the health

insurance plan, and be it further

RESOLVED, that effective upon adoption of this Resolution, Management

Non Union new hire employees shall contribute 20% of the premium to the cost of

the health insurance plan,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED AS AMENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 18 NOES: 4

(Noes: Legislators Gerentine, Greene, Maio, and Nolan)

(Absent: Legislator Fabiano)

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on March 20, 2018

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$40,250.00- ANTICIPATED YEARLY SAVINGS IN COUNTY DOLLARS FOR

ELECTED OFFICIALS

TBD- ANTICIPATED YEARLY SAVINGS IN COUNTY DOLLARS FOR NEW

HIRE MANAGEMENT NON UNION EMPLOYEES

Legislator Maio motioned, seconded by Legislator Rodriguez, to strike any reference

to Management Non Union Employees.

MOTION ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 18 NOES: 4

(Noes: Legislators Bartels, Donaldson, Eckert, and

Greene)

(Absent: Legislator Fabiano) 

Legislator Maio motioned, seconded by Legislator Rodriguez, to strike the effective

date “January 1, 2019” in the first RESOLVED, and insert “the first day of the next

new term of office following adoption of this Resolution.”

MOTION ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: 19 NOES: 3

(Noes: Legislators Archer, Bartels, and Joseph Maloney)

(Absent: Legislator Fabiano)

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 20th Day of March in the year Two Thousand and

Eighteen, 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 21st Day of March

in the year Two Thousand and Eighteen.

|s| Victoria A. Fabella

Victoria A. Fabella, Clerk

Ulster County Legislature

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

22nd Day of March, 2018. 29th Day of March, 2018.

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

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

Ulster County Legislature