Referred to: The Public Works, Capital Projects and Transportation Committee (Chairwoman Petit and Legislators Fabiano, Litts, Nolan, and Stewart), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Cahill, Fabiano, Ronk, and Walter)

Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, John Gavaris, and Deputy Chair Kenneth J. Ronk, Jr. offer the following:

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

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Ulster County Legislature adopting the 2022-2027 Capital Improvement Program which included $550,000.00 for a new tax collection and delinquency enforcement system (the “Project”); and

WHEREAS, the tax collection and delinquency enforcement system serves as the official software used to maintain tax records and information of the County, and is used for parcel retrieval, installment billing, production of delinquency notices, supports foreclosure proceedings, auction information, and provides necessary reporting of these functions; and

WHEREAS, the Project includes the replacement of an existing in-house created tax collection and delinquency enforcement system that will no longer be able to be stored on the current servers or supported by the Information Service staff; and

WHEREAS, a capital project is needed for the purchase and implementation of an updated tax collection and delinquency enforcement system that also allows for online public access to accounts and the ability to pay online; and

            WHEREAS, it is estimated that approximately $550,000 will be needed for the purchase and implementation of new tax collection and delinquency enforcement system software; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that Capital Project No.  564 – Real Property Tax Collection & Delinquency Enforcement System Software, is hereby established as follows:

            CREATE                                          

Capital Project No. 564    Real Property Tax Collection &                    $550,000.00

        Delinquency Enforcement System     

and, be it further

            RESOLVED, that the 2022 Ulster County Capital Fund Budget is hereby amended as follows:

                                                           INCREASE                                    AMOUNT

HH.1997.0564.2200.2220             Computer Software                          $550,000.00

(App. #)                                                        

HH.1997.0564.3500.5710              Serial Bonds                                      $550,000.00

(Rev. #),

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                    NOES:           

Passed Committee: Public Works, Capital Projects and Transportation on __________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on _______________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$550,000.00 – COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS

$550,000.00 – COUNTY REVENUE – SERIAL BONDS

***A BOND RESOLUTION WILL BE REQUIRED***