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County director defends travel‑guide contract and explains print run, distribution and matching funds
Summary
Committee approved a $50,720 amendment with Catamount Color for printing and delivery of the Ulster County travel guide; Director Lisa Burgerer explained a 75,000 print run, distribution breakdown and an I Love New York matching grant that affects county budget accounting.
The committee approved a contract amendment on March 10 allowing Catamount Color to print and deliver the Ulster County travel guide; the contract amendment is for $50,720 and covers the May 26–April 30, 2027 printing and delivery term.
During discussion Lisa Burgerer, identified in remarks as Director, walked committee members through print and distribution logistics and how the county accounts for the expense. Burgerer said the county contracts Flint Media to design the guide for $49,000 and that last year Flint Media generated about $44,000 in ad revenue; the county pays the difference when ad sales do not cover design costs. Burgerer said the county also participates in I Love New York matching funds and "the county has to match 58,000," which is used to claim design and printing expenses as allowable match.
Burgerer said the annual print run is 75,000 copies. She described the distribution breakdown: Catamount delivers 20,000 copies to Getaways on Display, 20,000 to CTM Media, 16,000 to North Country Distribution Services and 19,000 copies are delivered to the county for local distribution. She explained that "distribution" on the contract largely refers to delivery to those distributors and that vendors stagger deliveries because the county cannot accept all copies at once.
Committee members asked about local vendor participation in the bid; Burgerer said three respondents bid on the job and none were local. Staff noted that vendors receive notice through the Empire Purchasing Group (bidnetdirect.com) and said the county can maintain an additional vendor list to alert local businesses about opportunities. A staff speaker also said procurement specifications—such as recycled paper and soy inks—affect vendor capacity.
What it means: The amendment funds the design/printing/delivery components of the 2026–27 travel guide; county officials said matching funds and vendor specifications inform the procurement outcome.
