Referred to: The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gavaris and Legislators Cahill, Criswell, Roberts, and Ronk)

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

WHEREAS, the Ulster County Legislature and Ulster County Executive have requested State legislation allowing the County to continue the additional sales and compensating use tax rate of 1% (one percent) for an additional twenty-four months, from December 1, 2023 to November 30, 2025;  and

WHEREAS, such legislation has now been introduced as Senate Bill No. S6446 and Assembly Bill No. A6688 so that a formal Home Rule Request is now appropriate; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the County Executive and the Clerk of the Ulster County Legislature be authorized to execute and submit a Home Rule Request (Request by a Local Government for Enactment of a Special Law), pursuant to Article IX of the Constitution, requesting the enactment of Senate Bill No. S6446 and Assembly Bill No. AXXXX entitled “An act to amend the tax law and Chapter 200 of the laws of 2002 amending the tax law relating to certain tax rates imposed by the County of Ulster, to impose an additional 1% sales and compensating use tax,”,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                       NOES:    

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on _______________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$35,696,250.00 – COUNTY-ANNUALIZED REVENUES FOR 12 MONTHS             

$  4,801,250.00 – CITY OF KINGSTON-ANNUALIZED REVENUES FOR 12    

                             MONTHS

$  1,252,500.00 – TOWNS-ANNUALIZED REVENUES FOR 12 MONTHS