Referred to: The Laws, Rules and Government Services Committee (Chairman Heppner and Legislators Gavaris, Levine, Roberts, and Ronk), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Cahill, Fabiano, Ronk, and Walter)

Chairman of the Laws, Rules and Government Services Committee, Jonathan R. Heppner, and Deputy Chair Kevin A. Roberts offer the following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted at the request of the County Executive on behalf of the Board of Elections; and

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Board of Elections will incur additional expenses for Absentee Ballot Pre-Paid Postage for the 2022 Election year; and

WHEREAS, it will be necessary for the Ulster County Board of Elections to purchase items for the pre-paid absentee ballot postage and any other expenses that may arise; and 

WHEREAS, New York State Aid to Localities Budget authorized grant monies to be made available to local boards of elections for reimbursement of costs related to providing pre-paid return postage on absentee ballots and applications pursuant to a plan by the State Board of Elections; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the Chair of the Ulster County Legislature is hereby authorized to sign a grant agreement in the amount of $44,465.65, and any amendments thereto, with the NYS Board of Elections to obtain Absentee Ballot Pre-Paid Postage Grant Program funds to offset absentee postage expenses during 2022 New York State elections held from July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022, in the form as filed with the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature, or as modified with the approval of the County Attorney,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                    NOES:           

Passed Committee: Laws, Rules and Government Services on __________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on _______________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$44,465.65 – ADDITIONAL 2022 NYS REVENUE DOLLARS