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Committee adds green-fleet language to vehicle purchase resolution and clears EV-charging contract
Summary
Legislators amended a vehicle purchase resolution to reference Ulster County's green fleet local law, approved purchases of about 30 fleet vehicles, and approved a contract to install electric vehicle charging equipment while clarifying that some NYSERDA rebates may be paid directly to vendors rather than through the county.
Ulster County’s Public Works committee on May 12 amended a capital project resolution for county fleet purchases to reference the county’s green fleet local law, and approved a separate contract to install electric vehicle charging equipment on county property.
Why it matters: the changes reflect the county’s intent to align vehicle replacement and charging infrastructure with local green-fleet requirements while clarifying how outside rebates will affect the county’s capital accounting.
The committee considered Resolution 202, establishing capital project number 733 for the purchase of roughly 30 county fleet vehicles. Legislator Litz pointed out that the resolution lacked language tying the purchases to the county’s green fleet policy; committee members clarified on the record that the green-fleet requirement is a local law. Legislator McCullough amended the resolution to add language referencing the county’s green fleet law; the amendment was seconded and the resolution, as amended, passed unanimously.
The committee then considered a contract with Livingston Energy Group, LLC doing business as LinkWell for installation of electric vehicle charging equipment (resolution 211). Legislators discussed the funding description in the resolution; Deputy Executive Laval explained that certain NYSERDA per-plug rebates are often payable directly to vendors and therefore may not appear as county revenue in capital accounting. "Sometimes, and this is very much common with NYSERDA, is that it doesn't come through the county," Laval said, noting the rebate is typically deducted from the vendor’s invoice rather than routed through county coffers. Committee members sought a whereas clause to show the committee’s intent to pursue grants and rebates; staff said the energy and environment committee had already included such language and that the contract language and NYSERDA program schedule specify the rebate handling. The contract for charging equipment was approved unanimously.
The committee record shows two separate votes: the fleet vehicle capital-project resolution (amended to reference the green-fleet local law) passed unanimously, and the EV-charging installation contract was approved as listed with committee members noting that anticipated grant or rebate funding may reduce the county’s net cost though some rebates may be paid directly to vendors and therefore not show as county revenue.
Looking ahead: staff agreed to circulate the precise funding/accounting language to the clerk and committee before ways and means so that the capital project accounting will reflect grant or rebate receipts as available.
