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Ulster County committee sets hearing on charter changes including proposed contract threshold change

5411000 · June 13, 2025
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Summary

The committee set a July 15 public hearing on proposed charter and code amendments that would revise budget and finance provisions, including a debated change to the dollar threshold requiring legislative approval of contracts.

The Ulster County Laws, Rules, and Government Services Committee on June 12 voted to set a public hearing for July 15 on proposed local law No. 6 of 2025, which would amend the Ulster County Charter and Administrative Code to revise sections governing budget and finance, including a change to the dollar threshold for contracts requiring legislative approval.

The hearing-setting resolution was moved and adopted without recorded opposition. Committee members discussed a provision that would raise the dollar threshold at which contracts require explicit legislative approval, a change that drew questions from several legislators and…

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