Ulster County Ways and Means Committee to interview two firms for external budget review

The Ulster County Legislature's Ways and Means Committee said it will interview two firms in response to RFP UC26-014 for an external analysis of the county executive's recommended budget and scheduled those interviews for Tuesday, May 5 at 3:00 p.m.

The committee convened, conducted a roll call and then moved to an executive session to review proposals from firms that responded to RFP UC26-014, which seeks an external analysis of the executive recommended budget. The motion to enter executive session was made on the record; a voice vote was called but no roll-call tally appears in the public transcript.

When the meeting resumed, the committee reported that no formal action had been taken during the executive session and that it had selected two firms to invite for interviews. The transcript records that legislative staff, purchasing director staff and a colleague, Martelli, participated in the closed-session review.

The committee scheduled the interviews for Tuesday, May 5 at 3:00 p.m. and said the interviews will be the principal business of the next Ways and Means meeting. The committee did not announce the names of the two firms in the portions of the record provided.

Procedurally, the move underscores the committee's use of executive session to review procurement proposals; the committee's next public meeting will include interviews with the selected firms. The transcript does not record any vote tally, the identities of the firms chosen, or any contract terms or dollar amounts.

The Ways and Means Committee adjourned after confirming the interview schedule.