APPROVED APRIL 9, 2024 RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WHEREAS, there have been mounting concerns over out-of-state landlords acquiring various housing facilities in the Mohawk Valley Region who have not acted in good faith to properly care for the well-being of local residents and, at times,…
APPROVED APRIL 9, 2024 RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WHEREAS, state legislation entitled the “Consumer and Small Business Protection Act” has been introduced by State Senator Comrie and Assemblymember Weinstein (S.795/A.7138); and WHEREAS, the legislation purports to increase protections for consumers and small businesses but…
APPROVED APRIL 9, 2024 RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WHEREAS, New York Governor Kathy Hochul has proposed, through the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), to phase out refrigerators and air conditioners that use hydrofluorocarbons (HFC’s) – the main refrigerant currently used in these appliances; and …
Approved October 10, 2023 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SUPPORTING NYS BUILDERS ASSOCIATION NEED TO CLARIFY FOSSIL FUEL BAN DEADLINES WHEREAS, the State of New York has instituted a future ban on the use of fossil fuels to heat newly constructed buildings and dwellings; and WHEREAS, the ban would prohibit fossil fuel…
Approved October 10, 2023 SUPPORTING NYS BUILDERS ASSOCIATION NEED TO CLARIFY FOSSIL FUEL BAN DEADLINES WHEREAS, Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente declared a State of Emergency and further declared that Oneida County cannot afford the cost and burden of accepting the resettlement of people transported from New York City or elsewhere who have entered the…
Approved April 11, 2023 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN OPPOSITION TO POLICY MATTERS IN STATE BUDGET WHEREAS, New York Governor Kathy Hochul has included policy initiatives and new law as part of her State budget and fiscal plan; and WHEREAS, an example of such policy changes in the Governor’s 2023 budget…
Approved April 11, 2023 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN SUPPORT OF COUNTY EXECUTIVE ANTHONY PICENTE’S RESIGNATION FROM NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY BOARD WHEREAS, Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente was appointed in 2015 by Governor Andrew Cuomo to the board of directors of the New York Power Authority (NYPA); and WHEREAS, County…
Approved April 11, 2023 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN OPPOSITON TO MOVING FEDERAL JUDGESHIP OUT OF UTICA WHEREAS, Judge David N. Hurd has served in the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of New York since being confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 1999; and WHEREAS, Judge Hurd, who is…
Approved March 14, 2023 IN OPPOSITON PROPOSALS TO INCREASE THE NEW YORK STATE MINIMUM WAGE AND INDEX IT TO MATCH THE RATE OF INFLATION WHEREAS; the scheduled $15/hour minimum wage in New York State represents an increase of 67% over the past six years, and will cost consumers, taxpayers, and employers an estimated $15.7 billion…
Reaffirmation February 14, 2023 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OPPOSING GOVERNOR HOCHUL’S NATURAL GAS BAN WHEREAS, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul delivered her first State of the State address on January 5, 2022 and included a proposal for a first-of-its-kind statewide ban on natural gas hook-ups beginning in just five years…
Reaffirmed February 14, 2023 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OPPOSING A STATE CARBON TAX WHEREAS, New York State is the highest taxed state in the nation, and according to the Tax Foundation, ranks second most hostile to new business development behind only California and just ahead of New Jersey; and WHEREAS, pending…
Approved October 31, 2022 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO THE UTICA COMMON COUNCIL REGARDING LANE CHANGES WHEREAS, the Utica Common Council has voted to alter the flow of traffic on Genesee Street from Cottage Place to Oriskany Boulevard by reducing the road to one lane in each direction; and WHEREAS, the…
Approved August 9, 2022 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE URGING GOVERNOR HOCHUL TO REPORT ON NURSING HOME DEATHS WHEREAS, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo issued and emergency declaration to use a series of executive orders to combat the Covid 19 pandemic; and WHEREAS, these executive orders included mandatory lockdowns, business closures,…
Approved August 9, 2022 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CALLING ON GOVERNOR HOCHUL TO END EXECUTIVE EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS WHEREAS, Governor Kathy Hochul declared a “statewide disaster emergency due to health care staffing shortages” in September 2021; and WHEREAS, Governor Kathy Hochul declared another state of emergency in November 2021 in response to…
Approved June 27, 2022 RESOLUTION OF THE GREATER UTICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OPPOSING THE REDEFINING OF TEMPORARY TOTAL DISABILITY WHEREAS, the New York Legislature passed Assembly Bill A1118 and Senate Bill S768 at the close of the 2022 legislative session regarding Workers’ Compensation Law; and WHEREAS, this legislation redefines a temporary total disability as “the…
