February 2020 Meeting of the Orange County Legislature
The Orange County Legislature will hold the monthly legislative session today, Thursday, February 6, 2020, 3:30 PM, in Legislative Chambers, Orange County Government Center, 255 Main Street, Goshen, NY - 3rd Floor. This meeting is open to the public. There are two public comment periods during this meeting.
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The agenda for this meeting is as follows:
RECOGNITION AWARDS
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
REPORTS:
AA- Orange County Board of Elections Annual Report 2019-Receive and File
JOINT- RULES, ENACTMENTS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AND PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEES:
A-1- Certificate of the Clerk relative to the placing on desks of Legislators copies of Local Law Introductory No. 1 of 2020
1- Local Law Introductory No. 1 of 2020, a local law amending Local Law No. 8 of 2016, fixing the compensation for Legislators of the Orange County Legislature to be effective for the term commencing on January 1, 2022
A-2- Certificate of the Clerk relative to the placing on desks of Legislators copies of Local Law Introductory No. 2 of 2020
2- Local Law Introductory No. 2 of 2020, a local law amending Local Law No. 7 of 2016, fixing the compensation for Chairpersons of the Statutory Committees of the Orange County Legislature to be effective for the term commencing on January 1, 2022
A-3- Certificate of the Clerk relative to the placing on desks of Legislators copies of Local Law Introductory No. 3 of 2020
3- Local Law Introductory No. 3 of 2020, a local law amending Local Law No. 8 of 2018, fixing the compensation for the Chair of the Green Committee, a special committee of the Orange County Legislature, to be effective for the term commencing January 1, 2022
A-4- Certificate of the Clerk relative to the placing on desks of Legislators copies of Local Law Introductory No. 4 of 2020
4- Local Law Introductory No. 4 of 2020, a local law amending Local Law No. 6 of 2016, fixing the compensation for the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Orange County Legislature to be effective for the term commencing on January 1, 2022
A-5- Certificate of the Clerk relative to the placing on desks of Legislators copies of Local Law Introductory No. 5 of 2020
5- Local Law Introductory No. 5 of 2020, a local law amending Local Law No. 7 of 2018, fixing the compensation of Party Leader, other than Majority or Minority Leader, of the Orange County Legislature, to be effective for the term commencing January 1, 2022
A-6- Certificate of the Clerk relative to the placing on desks of Legislators copies of Local Law Introductory No. 6 of 2020
6- Local Law Introductory No. 6 of 2020, a local law amending Local Law No. 5 of 2016, fixing the compensation for the Chairperson of the Orange County Legislature to be effective for the term commencing on January 1, 2022
A-7- Certificate of the Clerk relative to the placing on desks of Legislators copies of Local Law Introductory No. 7 of 2020
7- Local Law Introductory No. 7 of 2020, a local law amending Local Law No. 10 of 2016, fixing the compensation for the County Clerk of Orange County to be effective for the term commencing on January 1, 2022
A-8- Certificate of the Clerk relative to the placing on desks of Legislators copies of Local Law Introductory No. 8 of 2020
8- Local Law Introductory No. 8 of 2020, a local law amending Local Law No. 9 of 2016, fixing the compensation for the County Executive of Orange County to be effective for the term commencing on January 1, 2022
RULES, ENACTMENTS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE:
9- Resolution authorizing the County Executive, in conjunction with the Orange County Attorney’s Office, to appropriate grant funds from the New York State Office of Legal Services (Distributions 3, 4, 5, and 6) $109,464.00
10- Resolution recognizing February as Black History Awareness Month
JOINT-RULES, ENACTMENTS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AND WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEES:
11- Resolution of the County Legislature of the County of Orange, pursuant to the New York State Constitution Article IX and Municipal Home Rule Law Section 40, sending a Home Rule Request to the New York State Legislature seeking enactment of a Senate Bill and an Assembly Bill for a special law, pursuant to New York State Tax Law Section 1210, extending the three-quarters of one percent increase to the sales tax rate PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE:
12- Resolution amending Resolution No. 391 of 2019, a resolution, pursuant to Local Law No. 9 of 2018 (“Ethics and Disclosure Law”), Section 8, Paragraph A, amending Appendix “A”, List of Positions of Certain County Officers and Local Political Officials required to file a Financial Disclosure Form, by deleting the current list and adopting an amended list in its place EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE:
13- Resolution of the Orange County Legislature confirming the appointment by the Chairman of the Orange County Legislature to the Orange County Industrial Development Agency (J. McCarey)
14- Resolution of the Orange County Legislature confirming the appointment by the Chairman of the Orange County Legislature to the Orange County Funding Corporation, a Local Development Corporation authorized pursuant to Section 1411 of the New York State Not for Profit Corporation Law (J. McCarey)
15- Resolution of the Orange County Legislature confirming the reappointment by the Chairman of The Orange County Legislature to the Orange County Industrial Development Agency (J. DiSalvo)
16- Resolution of the Orange County Legislature confirming the reappointment by the Chairman of the Orange County Legislature to the Orange County Funding Corporation, a Local Development Corporation authorized pursuant to Section 1411 of the New York State Not for Profit Corporation Law (J. DiSalvo)
17- Resolution of the Orange County Legislature confirming the reappointment by the Chairman of the Legislature to the Orange County Industrial Development Agency (L.S. Brescia)
18- Resolution of the Orange County Legislature confirming the reappointment by the Chairman of the Orange County Legislature to the Orange County Funding Corporation, a Local Development Corporation authorized pursuant to Section 1411 of the New York State Not for Profit Corporation Law (L.S. Brescia) WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE:
19- Resolution approving the applications for the correction of certain errors appearing on the 2020 tax rolls for certain towns and districts and ordering the correction of said errors (Town of Highlands 10-1-18)
20- Resolution approving the applications for the correction of certain errors appearing on the 2020 tax rolls for certain towns and districts and ordering the correction of said errors (Town of Highlands 12-1-23)
21- Resolution approving the applications for the correction of certain errors appearing on the 2020 tax rolls for certain towns and districts and ordering the correction of said errors (Town of Highlands 12-1-24)
22- Resolution approving the applications for the correction of certain errors appearing on the 2020 tax rolls for certain towns and districts and ordering the correction of said errors (Town of Highlands 103-12-10)
23- Resolution approving the applications for the correction of certain errors appearing on the 2020 tax rolls for certain towns and districts and ordering the correction of said errors (Town of Highlands 105-9-7)
24- Resolution approving the applications for the correction of certain errors appearing on the 2020 tax rolls for certain towns and districts and ordering the correction of said errors (Town of Mount Hope 16-1-15)
25- Resolution approving the applications for the correction of certain errors appearing on the 2020 tax rolls for certain towns and districts and ordering the correction of said errors (Town of Mount Hope 101-1-21.1)
26- Resolution approving the applications for the correction of certain errors appearing on the 2020 tax rolls for certain towns and districts and ordering the correction of said errors (Town of Newburgh 3-1-87.1)
27- Resolution approving the applications for the correction of certain errors appearing on the 2020 tax rolls for certain towns and districts and ordering the correction of said errors (Town of Newburgh 14-1-17.2)
28- Resolution approving the applications for the correction of certain errors appearing on the 2020 tax rolls for certain towns and districts and ordering the correction of said errors (Town of Newburgh 86-1-39.1)
29- Resolution approving the applications for the correction of certain errors appearing on the 2020 tax rolls for certain towns and districts and ordering the correction of said errors (Town of Tuxedo 6-1-23)
30- Resolution approving the applications for the correction of certain errors appearing on the 2020 tax rolls for certain towns and districts and ordering the correction of said errors (Town of Tuxedo 999-5-6)
31- Resolution approving the applications for the correction for certain errors appearing on the 2020 tax rolls for certain towns and districts and ordering the correction of said errors (Town of Highlands 104-9-14; 103-9-7; 104-13-24; 104-13-25; 19-1-2.2; 13-1-8; 15-3-32
32- Resolution making a supplemental appropriation to the 2019 Orange County Budget for the Orange County Department of Finance (to increase the Distribution of Sales Tax line) $1,033,056.76
33- Resolution authorizing the County Executive to enter into an agreement with certain Orange County municipalities providing for the exemption from county taxation of lands owned and used by them for water supply and related purposes
34- Bond Resolution authorizing the acquisition of equipment for the Records Center in Goshen, stating the estimated maximum cost thereof is $532,000; appropriating said amount therefor; and authorizing the issuance of $532,000 bonds of the County to finance said appropriation
35- Bond Resolution authorizing the acquisition of computer hardware and software and the construction of related infrastructure improvements for the Department of General Services , stating the estimated maximum cost thereof is $1,765,000; appropriating said amount therefor; and authorizing the issuance of $1,765,000 bonds of the County to finance said appropriation
36- Bond Resolution authorizing the acquisition of various golf course equipment at the Stony Ford Golf Course, stating the estimated maximum cost thereof is $103,000; appropriating said amount therefor; and authorizing the issuance of $103,000 bonds of the County to finance said appropriation
PHYSICAL SERVICES COMMITTEE:
37- Resolution authorizing the County Executive to accept the proposed Traffic Signal Easement in the Town of Wallkill
38- Resolution authorizing the County Executive to accept a proposed Right-of-Way Dedication parcel in the Town of Montgomery 39- Amending Bond Resolution dated February 6, 2020 amending the Bond Resolution adopted February 7, 2019 in relation to the construction of improvements to various Park facilities (Replacement of a deck for Stony Ford/Graham M. Skea Lodge)
JOINT-PHYSICAL SERVICES AND WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEES:
40- Bond Resolution authorizing the acquisition of various golf course equipment at the Hickory Hill Golf Course, stating the estimated maximum cost thereof is $147,000; appropriating said amount therefor; and authorizing the issuance of $147,000 bonds of the County to finance said appropriation
41- Bond Resolution authorizing the acquisition of various park equipment at the Thomas Bull Memorial Park, stating the estimated maximum cost thereof is $76,000; appropriating said amount therefor; and authorizing the issuance of $76,000 bonds of the County to finance said appropriation
42- Bond Resolution authorizing Non-Highway Paving, stating the estimated maximum cost thereof is $100,000; appropriating said amount therefor; and authorizing the issuance of $100,000 bonds of the County to finance said appropriation
43- Bond Resolution authorizing the partial reconstruction of various County roads (Strength Paving), stating the estimated maximum cost thereof is $1,300,000; appropriating said amount therefor; and authorizing the issuance of $1,300,000 bonds of the County to finance said appropriation
PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMITTEE:
44- Resolution authorizing the County Executive, in conjunction with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, to accept and appropriate funds from the State Criminal Aliens Assistance Program (SCAAP), $204,661.00 HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE:
45- Resolution authorizing the County Executive, in conjunction with the Orange County Department of Health, to accept and appropriate funds from the Minisink Valley Central School District (paid to OCDOH for the purchase of a Phonak Roger Inspiro FM Transmitter and accessories)
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE:
46- Resolution authorizing the County Executive, in conjunction with the Orange County Department of Social Services, to accept and appropriate funds from the New York State Office of Victim Services, $188,980.00
47- Resolution authorizing the County Executive, in conjunction with the Orange County Office for the Aging, to accept and appropriate a donation (from the Estate of John Joseph Fantasia) $20,000.00 48- Resolution authorizing the County Executive, in conjunction with the Orange County Office for the Aging, to accept and appropriate grant funds from the New York State Office for the Aging (New York State Age-Friendly Planning Grant) $10,000.00
JOINT-HUMAN SERVICES AND PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEES:
49- Act to create “Aging Services Specialist (Spanish/English Speaking)” at the Orange County Office for the Aging
50- Act to create one (1) “Senior Social Caseworker” and one (1) “Casework Assistant” at the Orange County Department of Social Services
JOINT-PHYSICAL SERVICES AND PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEES:
51- Act to reclassify two (2) “Laborer(s) I, Seasonal” to “Laborer(s) II” at the Orange County Department of Public Works/Division of Environmental Facilities & Services
MISCELLANEOUS:
52- Resolution appointing members of the Orange County Economic Development and Gaming Committee
53- Resolution appointing members of Labor Relations Advisory Committee
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION