117.2018 Payments to N. Qsby & Qsby Central Fire Companies RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENTS TO NORTH QUEENSBURY
AND QUEENSBURY CENTRAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES
UNDER CURRENT AGREEMENTS
RESOLUTION NO.: 117,2018
INTRODUCED BY: Mr.Anthony Metivier
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. George Ferone
WHEREAS, fire protection services are provided to the Town of Queensbury by the Bay
Ridge Volunteer Fire Co., Inc., North Queensbury Volunteer Fire Co., Inc., Queensbury Central
Volunteer Fire Co., Inc., South Queensbury Volunteer Fire Co, Inc., and the West Glens Falls
Volunteer Fire Co., Inc., in accordance with agreements between each Fire Company and the Town,
and
WHEREAS, the Town's Agreements with the North Queensbury and Queensbury Central Fire
Companies (Fire Companies) expired on December 31, 2017, and
WHEREAS, in such Agreements the Town and Fire Companies agreed that the terms and
provisions of the existing Agreements may continue during the interim period pending execution of
new Agreements which is anticipated to occur sometime within the next few months of 2018, and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 381,2017, the Town Board authorized payment vouchers
constituting 1/121'' of the respective 2017 Contract Amount(s) for January and February to the Fire
Companies under their current respective Agreements, which payments constituted advance payments
on the new fire protection services 2018 Agreement(s), and
WHEREAS, the Fire Companies may face cash flow shortages before the new Agreements can
be executed and therefore the Town Board wishes to authorize advance payments under the current,
respective Agreement(s), which if new Agreements are entered into will constitute advance payments
on the 2018 agreements to the Fire Companies, such advances to be deducted from contract payments
to be paid if and after the 2018 Agreements are ratified,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes the Town Supervisor to
approve payment vouchers constituting 1/121h of the respective 2017 Contract Amount(s) (not
including Vehicle Fund) during March, April, May and June, if needed, to the North Queensbury
and Queensbury Central Volunteer Fire Companies under the current, respective Agreements, which
payments will constitute advance payments on the new fire protection services 2018 Agreement(s) if
such Agreements are entered into, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor and
Town Budget Officer to make the necessary arrangements to make such payments which are
authorized under the current Agreement(s) and take such other and further action as may be necessary
to effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
Duly adopted this 5ffi day of March, 2018,by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Metivier, Mrs. Atherden, Mr. Ferone, Mrs. Switzer, Mr. Strough
NOES: None
ABSENT:None