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Ways and Means: summary of July 14 committee actions and contract approvals
Summary
The committee approved a range of contract amendments, intermunicipal agreements, grant acceptances and capital items – including technology and social‑services contracts, UCAT funding, and several blocked items — while postponing or blocking a few resolutions; routine approvals were largely unanimous.
Ulster County’s Ways and Means Committee moved through dozens of resolutions on July 14, including contract amendments, intermunicipal agreements, grant acceptances and capital project actions.
Significant actions and votes included: - Resolution 244: Adopted as amended (Victory Garden preservation pilot; $100,000 from legislative contingency; amendment passed 6–1). - Resolution 295: Home Rule request to allow an income surcharge — motion to postpone passed 4–3 (see separate coverage). - Contract amendments adopted for communications, sheriff contracts, tech vendors and social‑service grants (examples cited during meeting: New York Communications Company contract amendment for $205,238; contract amendments causing aggregates to exceed $50,000 for multiple vendors; a $1.54M amendment with NYS Technology Enterprise Corporation). Specific contract adoption votes were held with routine motions and seconding. - Resolutions blocking groups of related items were used for efficiency (SRO resolutions, pool‑related contract blocks, Zant Hook drainage block); blocked packages were discussed and adopted as blocks where members agreed. - Resolution 372: $400,000 contract for Habitat for Humanity water/sewer for Jeffreys Court was adopted with staff noting pending ministerial redlines. - Resolution 3 89 (salt funding): extensive operational discussion and a postponed decision pending clarified figures.
Many items passed by voice vote; in a few cases members specifically recorded 'no' votes or asked to be added as cosponsors. The committee noted forthcoming resolutions including personnel reclassifications and the SUNY Ulster community college budget for later consideration.
Ending: The committee completed its agenda and scheduled follow‑up briefings and materials for several items to be considered at the full legislative session.
