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Ulster County Legislature adopts $740,000 bond for Golden Hill renovation; clerk‑pay issue sent back to committee
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Summary
At its March 18 meeting the Ulster County Legislature adopted a $740,000 bond to renovate the Golden Hill Office Building and referred a proposed salary reclassification for the county clerk back to committees for further review; the consent agenda passed with recorded abstentions on specific items.
The Ulster County Legislature voted 18–4 to adopt Bond Resolution No. 143, authorizing interior renovations of the Golden Hill Office Building at a maximum estimated cost of $740,000 and the issuance of bonds to finance the project. The roll call recorded multiple yes votes and four no votes, and the resolution was declared adopted.
On personnel matters, legislators moved to refer Resolution No. 106—amending the 2026 salary schedule to establish a chief deputy county clerk position and to reclassify the deputy county clerk—back to the laws and rules and ways & means committees. The motion to refer passed 22–0. Legislator Jason Kovacs said the salary issue should have been resolved as part of the budget process and urged the legislature to act within a month if committees cannot resolve it.
The consent calendar was adopted as presented with the clerk recording the resolutions adopted 22–0 overall and noting specific abstentions: Resolution 121 adopted 21–0 with one abstention (Legislator Hewitt) and Resolution 122 adopted 20–0 with two abstentions (Legislators Grossman and Uchitel). No public testimony was recorded on the bond resolution; the nonconsent matters were handled during the floor session.
Why it matters: The bond will fund county office improvements at Golden Hill and adds to the county’s capital obligations; referring the clerk‑pay matter back to committee delays a final staffing and pay decision that affects county administration and employee classifications.
Next steps: Bond financing and project implementation will follow county capital procedures; Resolution 106 will be reconsidered by the referenced committees and may return to the floor at a subsequent meeting.
