Ulster County adopts local law to align local health-board membership with state public health changes

The Ulster County Health, Human Services, and Human Rights Committee voted Aug. 7 to adopt local law changes to align county rules with recent changes in state public health law governing local health-board composition. The action, recorded as Resolution 3 73, updates language in the Ulster County Charter and Administrative Code to reflect state-level changes. Committee members discussed the measure briefly before voting to adopt it unanimously. The proposed local law amends section C 42a of the Ulster County Charter and section A5-3a of the Ulster County Administrative Code, according to the resolution text presented to the committee. Deputy Executive Amenta was asked to comment; Amenta indicated there was no substantive new material to add but said the county was "excited to be able to offer the opportunity to practitioners here in the county, who happen to live just right over the border." The transcript does not specify additional procedural changes or a roll-call vote. The committee moved and passed the resolution during the meeting. No formal direction to staff or implementation timeline beyond the adoption was recorded in the committee discussion. The action formalizes alignment with state public health law and places the relevant charter and code updates on the county’s books.