Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger has submitted a resolution to the Legislature proposing a name change for the Ulster County Office Building at 244 Fair Street in Kingston — to be renamed the “Nina Postupack Office Building” — in honor of the County’s dedicated and beloved former Ulster County Clerk, who passed away on October 10.

Postupack began her career of committed public service in 1979 in the County Clerk’s office, and was appointed Deputy County Clerk of the Recording Department in 1982, and then as Chief Deputy Clerk in 1990 and as Acting Clerk in 2005. She made history in 2006 by becoming the first woman elected to the office of Ulster County Clerk, and the first woman to be elected to a County-wide office. Postupack served as Ulster County Clerk until 2024, when she retired in August, after 45 years of dedicated and distinguished public service, marking the end of an extraordinary career. 

The Legislature is expected to vote on moving the resolution renaming the County Office Building forward to a public hearing at its November session. 

“Nina was a shining example of the very best qualities of a public servant, with an unfailing commitment to the highest standard of service and to treating every individual that walked through the doors of this building with compassion, kindness, fairness, and respect,” said Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger. “For many decades and for countless residents, Nina was the face of this building, and renaming the County Office Building as the Nina Postupack Office Building is a fitting tribute to her 45 years of dedicated service to our county.