253.2009
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF IDENTIFICATION
BADGES TO TOWN ZONING ADMINISTRATOR AND
CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICERS
RESOLUTION NO.: 253, 2009
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. John Strough
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Anthony Metivier
WHEREAS, New York State Town Law §138 empowers the Town of Queensbury to
employ building inspectors, deputies and assistants and to pay the reasonable fees related to such
employment, and
WHEREAS, New York State General Business Law §140 permits any employer of labor to
adopt a badge or insignia of identification be displayed by its employees for the purpose of
identification upon leaving the premises of the employer, and
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WHEREASin order to enhance public safety by making it easy for Town citizens to identify
Town employees, the Town believes that those individuals who are charged with enforcing Town
laws and regulations should be readily identifiable by the public as Town employees, and
WHEREAS, currently the Town’s Animal Control Officer and Fire Marshal carry
identification badges but other enforcement officers working for the Town are not so identified,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes and empowers the Town
Purchasing Agent to purchase identification badges to be used by Town employees, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that all such badges shall be the property of the Town of Queensbury, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to issue badges
to appropriate individuals charged with enforcing the Town Code, including but not limited to, the
Zoning Ordinance and the New York State Building and Maintenance Code, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board directs individuals who are issued badges to use such badges
in the performance of their official job duties and requires any individual who is issued a badge to sign an
acknowledgement verifying receipt of the badge and agreeing to use such badge only in the performance
of their official job duties, to display the badge whenever requested to do so, and further acknowledging
that misuse or abuse of such badge may result in immediate discharge from employment, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board prohibits any employee to wear or display a badge if they
are selling or attempting to sell any ticket, book or privilege in connection with a dinner, reception,
dance, entertainment, concert, athletic exhibition, contest or lecture, proposed to be conducted by or
under the auspices of any group or association of active or retired employees of the Department, and
BE IT FURTHER,
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RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes the Town Budget Officer to pay for
such badges from such accounts deemed appropriate by the Town Budget Officer, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor,
Town Counsel, Town Budget Officer and/or Town Purchasing Agent to take any action necessary
to effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
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Duly adopted this 20 day of July, 2009, by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Metivier, Mr. Montesi, Mr. Strough, Mr. Stec
NOES: Mr. Brewer
ABSENT: None
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