083.98
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PURCHASE OF PLAQUE
TO BE PLACED ON CIVIL WAR MONUMENT
RESOLUTION NO.: 83. 98
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Richard Merrill
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Theodore Turner
WHEREAS, renovations are currently being made to the Civil War Monument in downtown
Glens Falls, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury wishes to purchase a plaque to be
permanently placed on the monument as a tribute to those who died in the Civil War, including
numerous residents of the Town, and
WHEREAS, Marilyn VanDyke, Town Historian and the Town’s liaison on the Civil War
Restoration Committee, has advised that the Town may purchase a plaque from Lee Memorials for a
cost of $4,750, and
WHEREAS, the Town will own this plaque and be responsible for its installation and future
maintenance,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby authorizes and directs
Town Historian Marilyn VanDyke to make the necessary arrangements for the purchase of a Civil War
plaque from Lee Memorials for a total cost not to exceed $4,750, said plaque to be permanently placed
on the Civil War Monument in Glens Falls, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury further authorizes and directs
the Town Supervisor to sign any and all documentation, including a contract to be in form approved by
Town Counsel, to effectuate the Town’s purchase of the plaque, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury further authorizes and directs
the Town Historian to update the Town Board as may be necessary regarding any future maintenance
costs for the plaque, as it is the Town Board’s understanding that the Town of Queensbury shall be
responsible for these costs, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby authorizes and directs
the Town Controller’s Office to transfer $4,750 from the Contingency Contractual Expenses Account
No. 01-1990-4400 to the Historical Contractual Expenses Account No. 001-7510-4400 to cover the
costs of the plaque and that the 1998 Town Budget be amended accordingly.
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Duly adopted this 2 day of March, 1998, by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Irish, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Merrill, Mr. Turner, Mr. Champagne
NOES : None
ABSENT: None