Referred to:  The Energy, Environment and Sustainability Committee (Chairwoman Greene and Legislators Hansut, Erner, Maloney, and Stewart), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Cahill, Fabiano, Ronk, and Walter)

Legislators Laura Petit and Joe Maloney offer the following:

          WHEREAS, Local Law Number 8 of 1991 entitled “Ulster County Mandatory Source Separation And Recycling Law” created, established and authorized an independent administrative hearing officer to issue orders assessing civil penalties for violations of this local law; and

WHEREAS, Local Law Number 8 of 1991, after subsequent amendments was codified into §304 of the Code of the County of Ulster; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to §304-25 of the Code of the County of Ulster, the independent administrative hearing officer shall be appointed by the County Legislature to serve at the pleasure of the County Legislature; and

WHEREAS, the Administrative Hearing Officer shall have the power and authority as specified or limited by the local law and/or New York State statute; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that TBD is hereby appointed as Independent Administrative Hearing Officer, pursuant to §304-25 of the Code of the County of Ulster, to serve at the pleasure of the Ulster County Legislature,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                       NOES:            

Passed Committee:  Energy, Environment and Sustainability on ______________.

Passed Committee:  Ways and Means on ______________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

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