The Ulster County Law Enforcement and Public Safety Committee on June 4 adopted a contract amendment with Watch Systems LLC for the Sheriff's Office that, with the amendment, causes the aggregate contract to exceed $50,000.

Committee members asked staff to clarify features of the vendor system, including whether the county mails notifications to residents when a registrant or offender moves into a neighborhood. During the discussion a committee member asked whether residents within a certain vicinity are mailed notices when an offender has "moved into the area." A staff speaker responded, "That's correct. That's part of the system."

The resolution was described in the agenda as "approving the execution of a contract amendment for $3,000 causing the aggregate contract plus amendment amount to be an excess of $50,000 entered into by the county Watch Systems LLC, Ulster County Sheriff." Committee members adopted the resolution by voice vote and the chair announced the motion carried.

The transcript does not include vendor documentation, the vendor's exact scope of work, the geographic radius used for mailed notifications, the recipient selection rules, or whether the notification function is mandatory under state law or is a local practice. Those details were not provided during the committee discussion recorded in the transcript.

Committee members also discussed a related postage/notification cost question raised by a legislator during the item; staff confirmed the postage notification function is part of the system but did not provide per‑mailing cost figures on the record.