Ulster County committee delays vote on county-clerk pay classification to review salary study

The Ulster County Rules, Laws and Government Services Committee on July 9 unanimously agreed to postpone for 30 days a resolution that would amend the county salary schedule to create a chief deputy county clerk position and reclassify the deputy county clerk.

Chair Levine moved the postponement so committee members could review a Baker Tilly salary study the county recently received; the motion was seconded by Legislator Nolan. Legislator Peters, a co-sponsor on the item, urged colleagues to review the study and “ask any questions necessary so that when we come back to committee next month, we can make a decision on this,” citing the need for the county clerk to move forward with hiring.

The motion to postpone was adopted by voice vote with no opposition. Committee members noted the item has been on agendas for months and that one additional month would allow time to review the consultant report before taking action.

The postponement is procedural: no reclassification or new hire will occur while the committee awaits review of the Baker Tilly study. The committee did not set any additional conditions for taking up the resolution at the next meeting.

Next steps: the committee expects to revisit the resolution at its next regular meeting after members have had the opportunity to review the Baker Tilly report.