Economic Development, Planning, Education, Employment, Arts And Agriculture

To set legislative policy and review contracts for all aspects of Ulster County Department of Economic Development, Ulster County Department of Planning, Office of Employment and Training, Ulster County Community College, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Ulster County Soil and Water Conservation District, Arts, Tourism and Libraries. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision herein, …

Deputy Chair: Herbert Litts, III
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Energy, Environment And Sustainability

To set policy and review contracts pertaining to the Department of the Environment, Environmental Management Council, and all environmental matters and green initiatives of the County, including the protection of waterways and the County’s recycling efforts. To set policy and review contracts pertaining to but not limited to the activities …

Deputy Chair: Richard T. Walls
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Health, Human Services And Human Rights

To set policy and review contracts pertaining to the following County Departments and Divisions: Health, Human Rights, Mental Health, Social Services, Community Action, Office for the Aging, Youth Bureau, and Veterans Affairs. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision herein, policies and contracts regarding housing matters, including but not limited to temporary, emergency, …

Deputy Chair: Craig V. Lopez
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Housing And Transportation

To set policy and review contracts pertaining to all housing related matters, including but not limited to temporary, emergency, affordable, workforce, and senior housing. To set policy and review contracts pertaining to the following County Departments and Divisions: Department of Transportation (Ulster County Area Transit), and all Ulster County transportation …

Deputy Chair: Thomas Corcoran, Jr.
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Law Enforcement And Public Safety

To set policy and review contracts pertaining to the following County Departments and Divisions: Ulster County Sheriff and the Law Enforcement Center, Public Defender, District Attorney, Probation, Restorative Justice, Emergency Management/ Emergency Communications, Arson Task Force, Fire Coordinator, EMS Coordinator, STOP DWI, Consumer Fraud Bureau, and Weights and Measures. Comittee …

Deputy Chair: Chris Hewitt
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Laws, Rules And Government Services

To set policy and review contracts pertaining to the following County Departments and Divisions: Board of Elections, County Clerk, County Attorney, Risk Management and Board of Ethics. To oversee legislative policy and legislative proposed revisions to the Ulster County Charter and the Administrative Code. To review and maintain the Rules …

Deputy Chair: Aaron J. Levine
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Public Works And Capital Projects

To set policy and review contracts pertaining to the following County Departments and Divisions: Public Works (including Parks, Highways, Buildings and Grounds, and Fleet Management), the Electrical Licensing Board, and all Capital Projects. Committee Live Streams can be found on YouTube.

Deputy Chair: Herbert Litts, III
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Ulster County Legislature

The County Legislature is the legislative, appropriating and policy-determining body of the County.  The County of Ulster is divided into 23 Legislative Districts, from each of which one person is elected to be a member of the County Legislature.  Such persons while holding office shall be known as “Legislators”.  The …

Deputy Chair: Megan Sperry
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Ways And Means

To recommend the Legislature’s position on all budgetary and financial matters of the County. To review contracts pertaining to the following departments: Comptroller, Finance, Budget, Personnel, General Services, Information Services and Real Property Tax Services. To approve all resolutions with financial impacts to the County, excluding those financial impacts limited …

Deputy Chair: Kevin A. Roberts
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