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2026096
AND AUTHORIZING RHE ISSUANCE OF $1,186,750 BONDS OF SAID COUNTY TO PAY THE COST THEREOF
- Introduced
- July 12, 2026
- Latest action
- July 12, 2026
- Status
- ADOPTED
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PUBLIC WORKS
RESOLUTION NO. 2026096
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN AND
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES FOR VARIOUS PROPOSED COUNTY
BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF DUTCHESS,
NEW YORK, AT A MAXIMUM ESTIMATED COST OF $1,186,750, AND
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $1,186,750 BONDS OF SAID COUNTY
TO PAY THE COST THEREOF.
Legislators VALDÉS SMITH, ATKINS, MUNN, POLASEK, ALEXANDER,
BRENDLI, CASWELL and HOUSE offer the following and move its immediate adoption:
WHEREAS, the capital project hereinafter described, as proposed, has been determined to
be a Type II Action pursuant to the regulations of the New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation promulgated pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review
Act, which regulations state that Type II Actions will not have a significant impact on the
environment; and
WHEREAS, it is now desired to authorize the financing of such capital project, NOW,
THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED, by the County Legislature of the County of Dutchess, New York, as
follows:
Section 1. Preliminary design and environmental studies for various proposed County
building improvements, in and for said County, including incidental expenses, are hereby
authorized at a maximum estimated cost of $1,186,750.
Section 2. It is hereby determined that the plan for the financing of the aforesaid
maximum estimated cost is by the issuance of $1,186,750 bonds of the County hereby authorized
to be issued therefor pursuant to the provisions of the Local Finance Law.
Section 3. It is hereby determined that the period of probable usefulness of the
aforesaid class of objects or purposes is five years, pursuant to subdivision 62(2nd) of paragraph a
of Section 11.00 of the Local Finance Law.
Section 4. Subject to the provisions of the Local Finance Law, the power to authorize
the issuance of and to sell bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance and sale of the
bonds herein authorized, including renewals of such notes, is hereby delegated to the
Commissioner of Finance, the chief fiscal officer. Such notes shall be of such terms, form and
contents, and shall be sold in such manner, as may be prescribed by said Commissioner of Finance,
consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance Law.
Section 5. All other matters except as provided herein relating to the serial bonds
herein authorized including the date, denominations, maturities and interest payment dates, within
the limitations prescribed herein and the manner of execution of the same, including the
consolidation with other issues, and also the ability to issue serial bonds with substantially level
or declining annual debt service, shall be determined by the Commissioner of Finance, the chief
fiscal officer of such County. Such bonds shall contain substantially the recital of validity clause
provided for in Section 52.00 of the Local Finance Law, and shall otherwise be in such form and
contain such recitals, in addition to those required by Section 51.00 of the Local Finance Law, as
the Commissioner of Finance shall determine consistent with the provisions of the Local Finance
Law.
Section 6. The faith and credit of said County of Dutchess, New York, are hereby
irrevocably pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same
respectively become due and payable. An annual appropriation shall be made in each year
sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds becoming due and payable in such
year. There shall annually be levied on all the taxable real property of said County, a tax sufficient
to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds as the same become due and payable.
Section 7. The validity of such bonds and bond anticipation notes may be contested
only if:
1) 2) Such obligations are authorized for an object or purpose for which said County is
not authorized to expend money, or
The provisions of law which should be complied with at the date of publication of
this resolution are not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or
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proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the
date of such publication, or
Such obligations are authorized in violation of the provisions of the Constitution.
Section 8.
This resolution shall constitute a statement of official intent for purposes of
Treasury Regulations Section 1.150-2. Other than as specified in this resolution, no monies are,
or are reasonably expected to be, reserved, allocated on a long-term basis, or otherwise set aside
with respect to the permanent funding of the object or purpose described herein.
Section 9.
This resolution, which takes effect immediately, shall be published in
summary form in The Poughkeepsie Journal and the Southern Dutchess News, the official
newspapers of such County, together with a notice of the Clerk of the County Legislature in
substantially the form provided in Section 81.00 of the Local Finance Law.
CA-044-26
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Fiscal Impact: See Attached.
APPROVED
Susan/ Berero
SUSAN J. SERINO
COUNTY EXECUTIVE
Dato July 24, 2024
STATE OF NEIT YORK
ss:
COUNTY OF DUTCHESS
This is to certify that I, the undersigned Clerk of the Legislature of the Counts of Dutchess, hare compared the foregoing Resolution with the original
Resolution not on file in the office of said Clerk, and which was adopted br said Legislature on the 13th dar of Jult 2026, and the same a true and cosrect
transcript of said original Resolution and the whole thereof.
IV WITNESS WHEREOF, I hare hereunto set mr hand and seal of said Legislature this 14th dar
CLE SHIROSHI, CLERK OF THE LEGISLATUR
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The foregoing resolution was duly put to a vote which resulted as follows:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
The resolution was thereupon declared duly adopted.
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CERTIFICATION FORM
STATE OF NEW YORK )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF DUTCHESS )
I, the undersigned Clerk of the County Legislature of the County of Dutchess, New York (the “Issuer”),
DO HEREBY CERTIFY:
That I have compared the annexed extract of the minutes of the meeting of the County Legislature of
said County, including the resolution contained therein, held on July 13, 2026, with the original thereof on file
in my office, and that the same is a true and correct transcript therefrom and of the whole of said original so far
as the same relates to the subject matters therein referred to.
I FURTHER CERTIFY that said County Legislature consists of 25 members; that the vote on the
foregoing resolution was _________ ayes and _________ noes, with _________ members being absent or
abstaining from voting.
I FURTHER CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution as adopted by said County Legislature was duly
approved by the County Executive of said County on July ____, 2026, in accordance with the provisions of
Section 3.02 of the Dutchess County Charter.
I FURTHER certify that all members of said Legislature had due notice of said meeting, and that,
pursuant to Section 103 of the Public Officers Law (Open Meetings Law), said meeting was open to the general
public, and that I duly caused a public notice of the time and place of said meeting to be given to the following
newspapers and/or other news media as follows:
Newspaper and/or other news media Date given
and that I further duly caused public notice of the time and place of said meeting to be conspicuously posted in
the following designated public location(s) on the following dates:
Designated Location(s)
of posted notice Date of Posting
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County Legislature
this _____ day of July, 2026.
______________________________________
Clerk, County Legislature
(CORPORATE SEAL)
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LEGAL NOTICE OF ESTOPPEL
The following entitled bond resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been
adopted on July 13, 2026, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be
hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the
County of Dutchess, New York, is not authorized to expend money, or if the provisions of law which
should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this notice were not substantially
complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty
days after the date of publication of this notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the
provisions of the Constitution.
A complete copy of the resolution summarized herewith is each available for public inspection
during regular business hours at the Office of the Clerk of the Legislature for a period of twenty days
from the date of publication of this Notice.
Dated: Poughkeepsie, New York,
July 13, 2026.
/s/Julie Shiroishi
Clerk, County Legislature
RESOLUTION NO. 2026096
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN AND
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES FOR VARIOUS PROPOSED COUNTY BUILDING
IMPROVEMENTS, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF DUTCHESS, NEW YORK,
AT A MAXIMUM ESTIMATED COST OF $1,186,750, AND AUTHORIZING THE
ISSUANCE OF $1,186,750 BONDS OF SAID COUNTY TO PAY THE COST
THEREOF.
Class of objects or purposes: Preliminary design and environmental studies
for various proposed County building
improvements
Period of probable usefulness: 5 years
Maximum estimated cost: $1,186,750
Amount of bonds to be issued: $1,186,750 bonds
SEQRA status: Type II Action
COORDINATION
Initialing indicates information only:
CB County Attorney (as to form)
RRUB Public Works
HACk Finance
DsB/o3 Comptroller
) Budget
H0680 -2026 Buildings Improvements - Design
APPROPRIATIONS
Increase
H0680.1620.4401.105 Professional Services Consultants $ 1,175,000
HO680.1620.3900 Bond Issuing Costs $ 11,750
$ 1,186,750
REVENUES
Increase
H0680.1620.57100 Serial Bonds $ 1 , 1 86, 750
$ 1 , 186, 750
Year
1
2
3
4
5
DPW Buildings 2026 A Design
PRIN O/S PRIN PAYMENT INTEREST
$1,186,750 $237,350 $36,789
949,400 237,350 29,431
712,050 237,350 22,074
474,700 237,350 14,716
237,350 237,350 7,358
TOTAL $1,186,750 $110,368
AVG. PER YEAR $237,350 $22,074
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
TOTAL PRINCIPAL $1,186,750
ANTICIPATED INTEREST RATE � � �
TERM 5 YEARS ANTICIPATED FEES:
ANTICIPATED ANNUAL COST (PRIN + INT):
TOTAL PAYBACK (ANNUAL COST x TERMS):
PREPARED BY SHANNON DECKER
1'1 Rate is subject to change based upon a) market conditions at time of debt issuance and b) term of financing
which is dependent upon the structuring of all debt issued when this project is ultimately financed.
TOTAL
$274,139
266,781
259,424
252,066
244,708
$1,297,118
$259,424
3.10%
$11,750
$259,424
$1,297,118
SUE SERINO
COUNTY EXECUTIVE
ROBERT H. BALKIND, P.E.
COMMISSIONER
DAVID C. WHALEN
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
DUTCHESS COUNTY GOVERNMENT
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
MEMORANDUM
To:
From:
Date:
Re:
Gregg Pulver
Deputy County Executive
Robert Balkind, P.E., Commissione@
Department of Public Works
May 4, 2026
2026 Buildings Capital Bond Request
The 2026 Buildings Capital Bond request "A" includes $1,175,000 for
professional services for projects at various county-owned buildings. The
requested funding includes:
Project Name Project Description Project Total
236 Main Street (District Funding for design, environmental $250,000
Attorney) Renovations studies and construction estimates
Elevator Modernization - 50
Market St (3 elevators), COB Funding for design - renovations to
Clerk's elevator, Stadium $250,000
elevator, Courthouse Prisoner cabs, machinery and controls
elevator
OCIS Renovations and HVAC Funding for design, environmental Modernization studies and construction estimates
$250,000
60 Market Street Front Steps Design funding for design of new front Replacement steps for code compliance
228 Main Street (Jurors Building) assess potential for future use and feasibility study probable renovation costs
10 Market St Courthouse design funding to assess and develop Restroom Renovations ADA compliant restrooms
$50,000
$100,000
$75,000
626 Dutchess Turnpike, Poughkeepsie, New York 12603 I (845) 486-2085
dutchessny.gov
Outpost Abatement Design (Amenia, Beekman, Rhinebeck, Pine Plains & Millbrook) Prepare abatement documents,
insulation & lighting improvements
$200,000
The requested funding is necessary to keep the County's building assets in a
state of good repair, ensure that buildings are in compliance with the NYS
Building Code, and they are equipped with modern, code-compliant life safety
systems.
Note: Estimates for individual projects are approximate based on current information.
Some projects may actually come in lower or higher than estimated; however, the cost
for all projects combined will be within the total $1,175,000.
c : M. Aldrich, DPW Director of Fiscal Services
D. Whalen, DPW Deputy Commissioner
attch.
Public Works and Capital Projects Roll Call
District Name Yes No
District 16 - Fishkill and Beacon Valdés Smith*
X
District 9 - City of Poughkeepsie Atkins*
X
District 20 - Red Hook, Tivoli, and Rhinebeck Munn*
X
District 3 - LaGrange Polasek*
X
District 12 - East Fishkill Metzger*
X
District 6 - Town of Poughkeepsie Kaul
X
District 8 - City and Town of Poughkeepsie Brendli (C)
X
District 10 - City of Poughkeepsie Johnson
ABSENT
District 14 - Wappinger and Town of Poughkeepsie Winsby
X
District 18 - City of Beacon and Fishkill Rhodes (VC)
X
District 22 - Beekman and Union Vale Tresca
X
District 24 - Dover and Pawling House
X
Present:
Absent:
Vacant:
11
____
1
____
____
Resolution:
Motion:
Total :
____
____
Abstentions:
11 0
______ ______
Yes No
_____
2026096 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN AND
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES FOR VARIOUS PROPOSED COUNTY BUILDING
IMPROVEMENTS, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF DUTCHESS, NEW YORK, AT A
MAXIMUM ESTIMATED COST OF $1,186,750, AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF
$1,186,750 BONDS OF SAID COUNTY TO PAY THE COST THEREOF
Roll Call Sheets
District Last Name YES NO
District 16 - Fishkill and Beacon Valdés Smith
X
District 9 - City of Poughkeepsie Atkins
X
District 20 - Red Hook, Tivoli, and Rhinebeck Munn
X
District 3 - LaGrange Polasek
X
District 12 - East Fishkill Metzger
X
District 1 - Town of Poughkeepsie Redl
X
District 2 - LaGrange, Pleasant Valley & Town of Poughkeepsie Arnoff
X
District 4 - Hyde Park and Town of Poughkeepsie Lawler
X
District 5 - Town of Poughkeepsie Shah
X
District 6 - Town of Poughkeepsie Kaul
X
District 7 - Hyde Park and Pleasant Valley Darrow
X
District 8 - City and Town of Poughkeepsie Brendli
X
District 10 - City of Poughkeepsie Johnson
X
District 11 - Clinton, Pleasant Valley, and Rhinebeck Kearney
X
District 13 - East Fishkill and Wappinger Giles
X
District 14 - Wappinger and Town of Poughkeepsie Winsby
X
District 15 - Wappinger Faust
X
District 17 - Town and Village of Fishkill McHoul
X
District 18 - City of Beacon and Fishkill Rhodes
X
District 19 - North East, Stanford, Pine Plains, Milan & Red Hook Drago
X
District 21 - East Fishkill Caswell
X
District 22 - Beekman and Union Vale Tresca
X
District 23 - Pawling, Beekman and East Fishkill Rolison
X
District 24 - Dover and Pawling House
X
District 25 - Amenia, Washington, Pleasant Valley & Millbrook Alexander
X
Present:
Absent:
Vacant:
25
____
____
____
Resolution:
Motion:
____
____
Total :
25
______ ______
Yes No
Abstentions:
____
CONSENT AGENDA: RESOLUTIONS 096, 097, 098, 103, 108, 109, 110, 111, 114, 115, 117,
120, 121 OF THE YEAR 2026