Making the Future Better
Vote for
Joe Maloney
District 2 Legislator
November 2, 2021 General Election Date
JOE MALONEY, is a lifelong County resident, husband and father of four,
small business owner and community volunteer from a working family.
Joe is running to go back to the Ulster County Legislature to continue working for all of us to
support our community and county.
What Makes Joe Different?
Humble Beginnings - My parents started a family young. Raised in a local trailer park, it took effort and determination to make ends meet. Taking turns working and being home for my siblings and I, my parents instilled in us to take nothing for granted. I know life isn’t always easy.
Not a Career Politician – Elected office is not a career. I promise to be a public servant. To serve you, not gain and position my future with the status your vote gave me. I will not accept donations. I answer to you, not special interest.
Fighting Hard - No one will fight harder for the people. I've proved it! If you are an elected official and not taking public arrows from the establishment and local elites... then "small is the work that you have done".
GOALS: Improve the quality of life and prosperity of all in the community with fairness and equity...
Tax Relief - Saugerties deserves a larger percentage of the County's sales tax revenue. Promote instituting a County-wide assessment and oversee a bipartisan resolution that distributes the fair share of 'bed tax' equally to all municipalities.
Healthcare - Convene a County/Town Healthcare Consortium to lower costs for towns.
Housing - Propose sensible regulation and tax options on short-term rentals, AIRBNBs, and explore realistic solutions to the affordable housing and rental crisis. Those visiting our area should pay their fair share in helping maintain our community, it shouldn't be burdened solely by the local taxpayer.
Lower Esopus - Enter into serious negotiations with the NYC DEP to ensure a non-chemical based filtration system to bring an end to the turbidity affecting shoreline communities, tourism, fisheries and local businesses.
Environment - Promote composting and recycling as viable alternatives to the County's waste stream fostering voluntary compliance with reducing the volume by raising the tipping fees. Improve and add to the use of plastics prohibitions currently on the County books.
2018-2019
LEGISLATIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS / ACTIONS
Proposed Resolution No. 481 of 2018: Establishing A Policy To Prohibit The Use Of Public Funds To Place The Likeness Or Name Of Elected Officials On All Ulster County Board Of Elections Material
Sponsored Local Law No. 20 Of 2018, A Local Law Requiring Restaurants And Fast Food Service Establishments Provide Plastic Beverage Straws Solely Upon Request
Sponsored Proposed Local Law No. 18 Of 2018, A Local Law Amending Ulster County Charter Section C-106, The Code Of The County Of Ulster Section 44-8 And The Ulster County Administrative Code Section A 33-2, Board Of
Ethics which called for the Executive to choose two members and the Chair, Minority and Majority leaders to all choose one memberSponsored Local Law No. 15 Of 2018, A Local Law Amending Local Law No. 2 Of 2006 (A Local Law Adopting A County Charter Form Of Government For The County Of Ulster, State Of New York) And Amending Local Law No. 10 Of 2008 (A Local Law Adopting An Administrative Code For The County Of Ulster, State Of New York), To Create Term Limits For Certain Ulster County Elected Officials
Co-Sponsored Local Law Promoting The Use Of Reusable Bags And Regulating The Use Of Plastic Carryout Bags And Recyclable Paper Carryout Bags
Co-Sponsored Proposed Local Law No. 5 Of 2018, A Local Law Amending The Ulster County Charter, (Local Law No. 2 Of 2006), And Amending The Administrative Code For the County Of Ulster, (Local Law No. 10 Of 2008), To Clarify Budget Modification After Adoption so that the public would be made aware of pay increases to political appointees with their tax dollars
Sponsored Establishing A Policy To Prohibit The Use Of Public Funds To Place The Likeness Or Name Of Elected Officials On All Promotional And Informational Signage On County Owned Property
Proposed Resolution No. 197.2 Establishing A Policy To Limit Participation In Party Politics By Appointees Of Ulster County Elected Officials
Sponsored Resolution No. 78 Amending The Rules Of Order To Permit Memorializing Resolutions
Proposed Resolution No. 77 Restricting Chamber Of Commerce Memberships Paid For With Ulster County Funds for elected officials memberships
Sponsored Resolution No. 72 Increasing The Employee Contribution Towards The Cost Of Health Insurance Benefits For Elected Officials And Management Non Union Employees to match those of the county employ
Sponsored Resolution No. 24 Establishing A Policy To Prohibit The Use Of Public Funds To Place The Likeness Or Name Of Elected Officials On Public Service Announcements, Non-Commercial And Non-Political Advertising By Ulster County
Sponsored Local Law No. 2 Of 2018 A Local Law Amending Local Law No. 5 Of 1991 (A Local Law Adopting A Hotel And Motel Room Occupancy Tax) To Update The Tax Law’s Application To Short-Term And Vacation Rentals so that Airbnbs and the like contributed their share of the tax
Sponsored Resolution No. 521 Adopting Proposed Local Law No. 12 Of 2019, A Local Law Amending Local Law No. 2 Of 2006 (A Local Law Adopting A County Charter Form Of Government For The County Of Ulster, State Of New York) And Amending Local Law No. 10 Of 2008 (A Local Law Adopting An Administrative Code For The County Of Ulster, State Of New York), To Require Submission Of Departmental Budget Estimates From Elected Officials To The Legislature
Sponsored Resolution No. 520 Adopting Proposed Local Law No. 11 Of 2019, A Local Law Amending Various Sections Of The Ulster County Charter And Ulster County Administrative Code To Reduce The Ulster County Legislature To 21 Members
Sponsored Resolution No. 416.2 Establishing A Policy For Consideration Of Solar Arrays On All New Or Renovated/Replaced Roofs On Ulster County Buildings
Proposed Resolution No. 380 Adopting Proposed Local Law No. 4 Of 2019, A Local Law Amending Local Law No. 2 of 2019, A Local Law Requiring Restaurants And Fast Food Service Establishments Provide Plastic Beverage Straws Solely Upon Request, To Include Plastic Stirrers, Plastic Cutlery And Condiment Packets
Sponsored Resolution No. 379 Adopting Proposed Local Law No. 3 Of 2019, A Local Law Amending Chapter 304, Article I Of The Code Of The County Of Ulster to amend “refuse” definition so to correct situations where the Towns of Rochester and Saugerties have suffered diverse environmental impacts by receiving out of County materials that were used as “clean fill” and permanently landfilled in Ulster County
Resolution No. 374.3 Establishing A Policy To Prohibit Appointees Of Ulster County Elected Officials And Board Of Elections Staff From Holding Any Elective Public Office Of Any City, Town or Village Within Ulster County
Proposed budget neutral amendment to the 2019 budget to increase the salaries of long tenured (10+ years) District Attorney’s to be aligned with attorney’s in other departments within the County
WHY I WANT
TO RETURN
"I'm running to represent Saugerties in District 2, County Legislator, because it breaks my heart to think that not so far in the distant future, my 4 children may have to choose between affordable living, career opportunities and remaining in the town they grew up in and love. Watching my future grandchildren grow up from afar drives me to fight for real solutions to our growing housing crisis, invest in real and lasting infrastructure upgrades and innovative solutions to attract and keep the kinds of industries and jobs that help keep our Saugerties raised college and trade school graduates here at home. And maybe most importantly of all, to make Saugerties and the County of Ulster a place the whole country looks to in regards to the Environment - Compostable, Renewable, Reusable needs to become our mantra."
Watershed
Around 2005, the NYC DEP stopped using alum (aluminum sulfate) to filter the dirty water kept in the West Basin of the Ashokan Reservoir. From that point forward, they release that "dirty water" into the lower Esopus… effecting our wildlife and property. 50% of NYC's water comes from the Catskill reservoir system. They currently pump over 1B gallons per day. While there are benefits to having a large reservoir north of us in regard to Mountain runoff and storms... we cannot continue to sit idly by while our local waterways and property owners suffer. There are options. NYC needs to do better.
Term Limits
August 14th 2019
"I ran on Term Limits and promised the people of Saugerties I would ensure their implementation. And on August 14th, 2019 Ulster County signed a bill creating term limits for Ulster County elected officials: Legislators (no more that six 2 year terms); Executive & Comptroller (no more than three 4 year terms). The path to this victory created a lot of first: it was the first Veto Over-ride in County history where the Ulster County Legislature imposed on the then Executive and we are now the third County in the State that has imposed REAL term limits. It was/is my proudest moment as a Legislator for the people of Ulster County."
Reuse, Reduce, Recycle
Let's Learn Recycling!