2020-45
2020-45
Resolution Appoving Shared Services Contract with Dutchess County
At a Regular Meeting of the Town Board of the Town of Wappinger, Dutchess County,
New York, held at Town Hall, 20 Middlebush Road, Wappingers Falls, New York, on January
27, 2020.
The meeting was called to order by Richard Thurston, Town Supervisor, and upon roll
being called, the following was recorded:
Vote Record - Resolution RES-2020-45
Yes/Aye No/Nay Abstain Absent
Adopted
Richard Thurston Voter
Adopted as Amended
William H. Beale Voter
Defeated
Angela Bettina Voter
Tabled
Christopher Phillips Seconder
Withdrawn
Al Casella Mover
The following Resolution was introduced by Casella and seconded by Councilman
Phillips.
WHEREAS, in 2019, the Governor and members of the State Legislature enacted a state
budget including a provision that mandated the County Executive lead a panel comprised of all
city, town and village executives in the creation of a county wide shared services property tax
savings plan; and
WHEREAS, through the course of 2019 that plan was formulated to save taxpayer
dollars by reducing costs; and
WHEREAS, one of projects included in that plan was for the utilization of a County
Procurement Specialist which includes the purchase of County provided procurement assistance
by municipalities; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that there would be administrative cost savings with
avoiding workloads, such as: the creation of bids, RFPs, and quote documents specifications,
moderating the bid process, evaluating bid/RFP/quote responses and the tabulation of results; in
addition, there could also be significant savings in cooperative purchase agreements and
piggybacking off other municipal and state contracts; and
WHEREAS, the Procurement Specialist Services are outlined in the proposed agreement
with Dutchess County; and
WHEREAS, the scope of services in the agreement includes:
• assist in the writing and preparation of request for bids and proposals;
• post prepared requests for bids and proposals in newspapers on the
internet;
• assist in the evaluation of vendors, bids and proposals to assure they meet
specifications; and
WHEREAS, the Town would be responsible to pay a fee to Dutchess County for their
services in the amount up to $60 per hour; and
WHEREAS, the Town is authorized to enter into a Shared Services Agreement with the
County for central purchasing services pursuant to New York State General Municipal Law
§119-o; and
WHEREAS, Dutchess County Legislature has authorized the County Executive to
execute the Shared Services Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
1. The recitations above set forth are incorporated in this Resolution as if fully set
forth and adopted herein.
2. The Town Supervisor is hereby authorized to execute an Agreement for the
Town’s participation in the Dutchess County Shared Services Program for Procurement
Specialist Services in accordance with a proposed contract from Dutchess County in
substantially in the same form as the annexed hereto.
The foregoing was put to a vote which resulted as follows:
RESULT: ADOPTED \[UNANIMOUS\]
MOVER: Al Casella, Councilman
SECONDER: Christopher Phillips, Councilman
AYES: Thurston, Beale, Bettina, Phillips, Casella
Dated: Wappingers Falls, New York
1/27/2020
The Resolution is hereby duly declared Adopted.
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JOSEPH P. PAOLONI, TOWN CLERK