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| Policy Committee |
The Ulster County Transportation Council’s Policy Committee is the final MPO policy and decision-making authority comprised of chief elected municipal officials from urbanized and non-urbanized areas throughout Ulster County. The Ulster County Legislature Chair serves as Chair of the UCTC Policy Committee. The voting members of the Council have agreed to act by "consensus". [Consensus is defined as unanimity of affected parties]
The UCTC is guided by operating procedures adopted June 4, 2003 and has identified the following as permanent voter membershipto the Ulster County Transportation Council:
Voting Member |
Voter Name, Title
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Ulster County, UCTC Chair |
David Donaldson, Legislature Chair |
City of Kingston |
James Sottile, Mayor |
Town of Saugerties |
Gregory Helsmoortel, Supervisor |
Town of Ulster |
Nick Woerner , Supervisor |
NYS Department of Transportation |
Astrid C. Glynn, Commissioner |
NYS Thruway Authority |
Michael Fleischer, Executive Director |
In addition to the permanent voting members identified above, the UCTC has established a two-year alternating voter membershiparrangement to represent all areas of the County. Alternating municipalities (Towns and Villages) are listed below and paired with one other municipality based upon geographic location and municipal population. The following table illustrates this two-year alternating voting membership arrangement:
Two-Year Alternating Voter Membership
Voting Member
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Voter Name, Title |
| Town of Lloyd* | Ray Constantino , Supervisor |
| Town of New Paltz* | Toni Hokanson , Supervisor |
| Town of Plattekill* | Bruce Loertscher , Supervisor |
| Town of Rosendale* | Patrick McDonough , Supervisor |
| Town of Woodstock* | Jeff Moran, Supervisor |
| Village of Ellenville* | Jeff Kaplan, Mayor |
| Village of Saugerties* | Robert Yerick, Mayor |
*Voting privileges expire on June 4, 2009.
In addition to permanent and two-year alternating voter membership arrangements identified above, the UCTC’s operating procedures identifies the following seven (7) municipalities to collectively serve as one (1) rural voting member (also known as the “7 as 1” rural voter arrangement). In accordance with UCTC operating procedures, the Ulster County Association of Town Supervisors (UCATS) appoints one Supervisor to represent the seven municipalities. Term limits for the “7 as 1” rural voting seat is determined by UCATS.
“7 as 1” Rural Voter Membership
Voting Member
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Voter Name, Title |
Town of Denning |
William Bruning, Supervisor |
Town of Gardiner * |
Joe Katz, Supervisor |
Town of Hardenburgh |
Jerry Fairbairn, Supervisor |
Town of Marbletown |
Vincent Martello, Supervisor |
Town of Olive |
Berndt Leifeld, Supervisor |
Town of Rochester |
Carl Chipman, Supervisor |
Town of Shandaken |
Peter Disclafani, Jr., Supervisor |
*Current Voting Representative
The UCTC is supported by Non-Voting Advisory Members to assist and help guide the Technical and Policy Committees with technical analyses, decision-making, and policy formulation. Non-voting advisory membership is identified below:
Non-Voting Advisory Members
Advising Agency
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Advisor Name, Title |
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Federal Highway Administration |
Amy Jackson-Grove, Division Administrator |
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| Federal Railroad Administration | Randall Dickinson, Grade Crossing Manager | |
Federal Transit Administration |
Nancy Danzig, Planning Director |
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NYS Bridge Authority |
John Bellucci, Director of Planning |
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NYS Department of Environmental Conservation |
Peter Grannis, Commissioner |
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Policy Committee Meeting Minutes
Date
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Minutes |
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| March 7, 2006 | Minutes | |
| June 6, 2006 | Minutes | |
| October 3, 2006 | Minutes | |
| March 6, 2007 | Minutes | |
| June 5, 2007 | Minutes | |
| July 31, 2007 | Minutes | |
| Sept 27, 2007 | Minutes | |
| Jan 30, 2008 | Minutes | |
| March 19, 2008 | Minutes | |
| June 3, 2008 | Minutes | |
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