153.2019 Set PH 2016-2020 South Qsby Fire Agreement
RESOLUTION SETTING PUBLIC HEARING ON 2016 – 2020
AMENDED AGREEMENT FOR FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES
BETWEEN TOWN OF QUEENSBURY AND
SOUTH QUEENSBURY VOLUNTEER FIRE CO., INC.
RESOLUTION NO.: 153, 2019
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Anthony Metivier
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mrs. Catherine Atherden
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 West Glens Falls Volunteer
Fire Co., Inc., in accordance with agreements between each Volunteer Fire Company and the Town,
and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 40,2016, the Queensbury Town Board, on behalf of the Fire
Protection District, authorized a five (5) year Fire Protection Service Agreement between the Town
and the South Queensbury Volunteer Fire Co., Inc., (“Fire Company”) for 2016-2020 dated January 1,
2016 (the “Agreement”), and
WHEREAS, the budget in the Agreement included $180,428 each year which was only to be
used for debt service, and
WHEREAS, the Fire Company paid all its remaining outstanding debt in full in 2017 and
informed the Town Board of this, and
WHEREAS, the understanding of the parties was that such funds were to be used towards the
Fire Company’s firehouse building project, and
WHEREAS, the parties wish to clarify that their intention was that “debt service” in the
Agreement was to include payments toward the firehouse building project, and
WHEREAS, there is no change in the Town’s payments under such clarifications to the
Agreement, and
WHEREAS, a proposed Amended Agreement has been prepared to set forth such
clarifications, and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Town Law §184 and General Municipal Law §209(b), the
Town Board wishes to set a public hearing concerning the proposed Amended Agreement,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board shall conduct a public hearing concerning the
proposed Amended Agreement for fire protection services for 2016-2020 between the Town of
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Queensbury and the South Queensbury Volunteer Fire Co., Inc., on Monday, May 20, 2019 at 7:00
p.m., and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Queensbury Town Clerk
to publish a Notice of Public Hearing in the Post-Star Newspaper once at least ten (10) days prior to
the Public Hearing.
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Duly adopted this 6 day of May, 2019, by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Ferone, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mrs. Atherden
NOES :None
ABSENT:Mrs. Switzer