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Votes at a glance: Ulster County Law & Rules Committee approves solar projects, appointments, transit funding and other routine items
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Summary
At its Dec. 11 meeting the committee approved a package of routine resolutions including tax-exemption opt-in for City of Kingston multifamily housing, solar capital projects and rooftop solar contracts, transit funding, several appointments and an agreement to provide an additional school resource officer for BOCES; one staffing resolution was withdrawn.
At its Dec. 11 meeting the Ulster County Law & Rules Committee approved multiple routine resolutions and confirmations. Highlights follow.
- Res. 565: Approved a local law opting Ulster County into the New York State real property tax exemption for qualifying multifamily rental housing, limited to parcels in the City of Kingston. (Public hearing Dec. 3 — no speakers.)
- Res. 566: Approved a local law amending the county charter and administrative code relating to legislative term of office to clarify application of a shortened partial term.
- Res. 567: Approved changing the Department of Emergency Communications, Emergency Management to the Department of Emergency Services.
- Res. 568: Approved applying 2026 salary revisions to county officers serving fixed terms.
- Res. 637: Approved a contract amendment with Hart Intercivic Inc. (Board of Elections) where the aggregate contract plus amendment exceeds $50,000.
- Res. 638 and Res. 639: Confirmed appointments of Adam Sessler as director of the Department of Risk Management and Edward Moran as Ulster County historian, respectively.
- Res. 647: Set the organizational meeting for 2026 (Jan. 6 at 6:30 p.m.).
- Res. 650: Authorized an agreement with Ulster County BOCES to provide one additional deputy sheriff as a school resource officer; deputy executive staff said the request was late but required no budget modification and the officer could begin after the holiday break.
- Res. 651: Authorized accepting NYSDOT funds for shared public transit service (approx. $360,000 anticipated reimbursement).
- Res. 652, 653 and 654: Declared the county’s intent to act as lead agency under SEQRA for a solar project at the Government Operations Center; established capital projects for DPW rooftop solar and Social Services rooftop solar and amended the 2026–31 capital plan and the 2026 operating budget; and approved a $1.7 million contract for rooftop solar installations (transcript references both "National Manufacturing and Distribution Incorporated" and "National Solar Technologies" in the same discussion).
The committee then moved to adjourn. Items that required further follow‑up — including the late Motorola change order (Res. 648) and the withdrawn staffing resolution (Res. 649) — were either advanced for fiscal review or withdrawn pending additional documentation.
