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Legislature defeats Community Action waiver after debate on nonprofit compliance
Summary
A proposed waiver and contract for Community Action (resolution 226) failed on May 20 after extended debate over the nonprofit’s missing filings and audits; an amendment narrowly limited a temporary waiver but the full resolution required 16 votes and did not reach that threshold.
The Ulster County Legislature debated and ultimately defeated a resolution on May 20 that would have authorized a waiver of a county policy requiring nonprofit vendors to be current on filings and tax returns before receiving county contracts. The measure concerned Community Action, a local nonprofit that oversees food distribution, HEAP and other services.
The county’s policy — adopted earlier to ensure transparency and compliance by nonprofit vendors — includes a waiver mechanism. Legislators…
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