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Ulster County Legislature adopts local laws, confirms appointments and approves capital projects
Summary
At its Dec. 16 meeting the Ulster County Legislature adopted four local laws, confirmed appointments, approved multiple contracts and authorized bonds—including $500,000 for UCAT bus shelters—and moved a county solar project through SEQRA. Most items passed on a large consent agenda.
The Ulster County Legislature on Dec. 16 adopted a package of local laws, confirmed several appointments, approved a suite of contracts and amendments, and authorized capital and bond spending, largely by consent.
The Legislature adopted Proposed Local Law Nos. 14–17 of 2025, which include opting the county into the §421‑p real‑property tax exemption for qualifying multifamily rental housing in the City of Kingston and adjustments to the county charter and administrative code related to legislative terms and department names; those local laws were adopted by recorded vote with 18 Ayes and 0 Noes where recorded. The body also adopted a local‑law resolution applying salary revisions pursuant to the 2026 Ulster County budget to fixed‑term county officers.
Legislators confirmed appointments to several boards and councils. Among confirmations were reappointments and new appointments to the Environmental Management Council and the Ulster County Community College Board of Trustees; Adam Sessler was listed in county executive communications as appointee to the director of the Department of Risk Management and was later confirmed in the consent actions recorded for this meeting.
The Legislature approved numerous contracts and contract amendments across departments, including multiple agreements for the Department of Mental Health, Department of Public Works, Ulster County Area Transit (UCAT) and SUNY Ulster County Community College. The meeting record shows a unanimous adoption for many consent items (typically recorded as 18 Ayes, 0 Noes), with five legislators absent from roll call as noted in the minutes.
The body authorized bond financing and capital projects, including an authorization to issue up to $500,000 in bonds for purchase and installation of UCAT bus shelters. Other bond measures related to DPW safety, bridge materials and facility improvements were approved as recorded.
Late resolutions moved to consent included a large contract amendment with Motorola Solutions, a school resource officer agreement with Ulster BOCES, and actions to advance a county solar project. The Legislature declared Ulster County’s intent to act as lead agency under the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) for construction of a solar project to provide power for county government operations at Paradies Lane in New Paltz and established related capital projects.
The meeting record shows routine administrative communications, FOIL responses, press releases and committee reports were presented before the roll call on the consent agenda. The minutes record the meeting opening at 6:04 PM and adjournment at 6:38 PM; the organizational meeting was set for Jan. 6, 2026.
What happens next: several of the capital and bond projects will proceed to implementation steps managed by departments identified in the minutes (Public Works, UCAT and others). The SEQRA lead‑agency declaration initiates state environmental review processes for the Paradies Lane solar project.
