271.2020 Intermunicipal Agreement with Hudson Falls for Shared Water Supply..
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING INTERMUNICIPAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN TOWN OF QUEENSBURY AND VILLAGE OF HUDSON FALLS
FOR SHARED WATER SUPPLY SERVICES, MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT,
SUPPLIES AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL
RESOLUTION NO.: 271, 2020
INTRODUCED BY: Mrs. Amanda Magee
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. George Ferone
WHEREAS, all municipalities have authority to contract with other municipalities for the
purpose of renting, leasing, exchanging or borrowing machinery and equipment and to borrow or lend
materials and supplies to other municipalities, and
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury (Town ) and the Village of Hudson Falls (Village) each
have water supply machinery and equipment which is idle at certain times and often have materials and
supplies on hand which are not immediately needed, and
WHEREAS, by the renting, borrowing or exchanging of machinery, equipment and
supplies, the Town and the Village may avoid purchasing certain needed water supply machinery
and equipment or keeping a large inventory of extra materials and supplies, thereby saving their
respective taxpayers’ money, and
WHEREAS, the Town and the Village negotiated terms for an Intermunicipal Agreement for
shared water supply services, machinery, equipment, supplies and support personnel and by Resolution
No.: 214,2011, the Town Board, on behalf of the Queensbury Consolidated Water District, approved
of an Intermunicipal Agreement for Shared Water Supply Services, Machinery, Equipment, Supplies
and Support Personnel with the Village for a five (5) year term, and
WHEREAS, the Town Water Superintendent has recommended that the Town enter into such
an Intermunicipal Agreement for a new five (5) year term, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board believes that such Agreement would be in the best interests of
the Town, its residents, and its Consolidated Water District, and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board, on behalf of the Queensbury Consolidated
Water District, hereby approves of and authorizes an Intermunicipal Agreement for Shared Water
Supply Services, Machinery, Equipment, Supplies and Support Personnel with the Village of Hudson
Falls as delineated in the preambles of this Resolution for a five (5) year term, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to
execute such Intermunicipal Agreement substantially in the form presented at this meeting and
authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor, Town Water Superintendent and/or Town Budget Officer
to take such other and further actions necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
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Duly adopted this 17 day of August, 2020, by the following vote:
AYES: Mrs. Magee, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer, Mr. Ferone
NOES: None
ABSENT: None