For Immediate Release March 13, 2014

Contact: Kristen Murphy ( 4!" 33 #$%10

&lster '(ec Cele)rates *t+ ,ats In -is ./n &ni0ue 1ay Mi2e .3-ein *preads the 4larney on *ales 5a(

6Michael -ein must )e practicin7 his 4larney as /e start to cele)rate *t+ ,atric2 here in &lster County+ 5he pot o8 7old that Michael -ein is cryin7 a)out is &lster County ta(payer money+ 9ny sales ta(es not char7ed durin7 the months o8 :ecem)er and ;anuary stayed /ith &lster County shoppers and helped them stretch their holiday and heatin7 dollars a little )it 8urther+< said 9ssem)lyman Ke=in Cahill in response to -ein>s latest diatri)e on ta(es &lster County did not char7e /hen the temporary additional one percent sales ta( le=y e(pired in ?o=em)er o8 2013+ 65o )elie=e Michael -ein is to )elie=e in leprechauns+ Ma2in7 thin7s up and lea=in7 out incon=enient 8acts are tried and true /ays to a=oid acceptin7 responsi)ility+ ,oliticians do it all time and that is e(actly /hat the County '(ecuti=e has done here+< he added+ 5he 8acts are as clear as a 8resh Irish mountain stream+ 5he reality is that Michael -ein stu))ornly re8used to discuss or ne7otiate his desire 8or an additional one percent ta( in the *prin7 o8 2013+ -e 2ne/ the result /ould )e lo/er sales ta( re=enue in 2014+ 5he reality is that had he a7reed then to e(actly that /hich he a7reed to in ;anuary, his ta(ation o8 &lsters residents and shoppers and his precious re=enue /ould ha=e continued uninterrupted at the hi7her le=el+

-is name#callin7, )lame #shi8tin7 tactic o8 callin7 it a 6Crisis< /ithout attachin7 his o/n name to it lea=es the 0uestion o8, other than an o=erin8lated sense o8 sel8#importance, /hy /ould Michael -ein re8use to a7ree to somethin7 he /as already plannin7 to do@ 5he reality is that Michael -ein /as already preparin7 to rene7e on his 8uAAy commitment to ta2e o=er the multi#million dollar sa8ety net costs &lster County imposes on the 5o/ns and the City o8 Kin7ston+ 5he reality is that Michael -ein 8irst thou7ht he could )luster his /ay throu7h 9l)any to do thin7s only his /ay+ 5hen /hen he 8ailed to secure the support o8 the *enate and Bo=ernor /ith that approach, -ein /ent into his ,lan 4 )lame 7ame and perhaps sa/ an openin7 to slash county ser=ices, /hile attemptin7 to a=oid responsi)ility+ 9s 8or -ein>s 8uAAy math, his o=erall 8i7ures do not a7ree /ith statistics 9ssem)lyman Cahill3s o88ice o)tained 8rom the *tate :epartment o8 5a(ation and Finance+ -ein also con=eniently ne7lects to point out that re=enues are do/n 8or the month o8 Fe)ruary 2014, a8ter the ta( /as reinstated, )y an e=en 7reater mar7in than :ecem)er o8 2013+ -ein also lea=es out o8 his hit piece that nei7h)orin7 counties li2e :utchess and .ran7e also sa/ multi#million dollar dips in their sales ta( re=enue 8or e(actly the same periods+ Finally, he tal2ed a)out the impact on real property ta(payers, county ser=ices and outside a7encies+ Cet the 2014 )ud7et passed )y the County De7islature had a Aero ta( increase, no cuts in county ser=ices and 8ull 8undin7 o8 outside a7encies+ 65o )elie=e Mi2e -ein as he tries 8uriously to spin his /ay out o8 his o/n irresponsi)ility is to )elie=e in 8airies and leprechauns+ 5he 9ssem)lyman added, 6It sure is a stran7e /ay to usher in our 8a=orite holiday+ &n8ortunately, the only 7reen Mi2e -ein seems to li2e is ta(payer dollars+<
Sales tax cash distributions County Ulster Dutc ess !ran"e Dec 13 Jan 14 Feb 14 $ 9,960,944.28 $ 5,713,616.50 $ 4,955,318.37 $ 16,793,278.74 $ 12,693,163.61 $ 10,709,656.10 #30# $ 25,466,252.31 $ 19,952,346.02 $ 17,344,133.52

County Ulster Dutc ess !ran"e

Dec 12 Jan 13 Feb 13 $ 11,811,827.98 $ 7,998,872.77 $ 6,910,508.66 $ 17,202,572.61 $ 13,412,504.47 $ 11,413,168.02 $ 28,439,148.26 $ 19,547,425.72 $ 17,254,631.77

D#$$erence Ulster Dutc ess !ran"e

Dec $ %1,850,883.70& $ %409,293.87& $ %2,972,895.95&

Jan $ $ $

Feb %2,285,256.27& $ %1,955,190.29& %719,340.86& $ %703,511.92& 404,920.30 $ 89,501.75