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259.2023 Authorizing Amended Purchase Price - QSBY Central Fire Co New KME Engine Truck RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AMENDED PURCHASE PRICE OF QUEENSBURY CENTRAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY, INC.'S NEW KME ENGINE TRUCK RESOLUTION NO.: 259,2023 INTRODUCED BY: Mr.Anthony Metivier WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Harrison Freer WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury and the Queensbury Central Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. (Fire Company) have entered into an Agreement for Fire Protection Services for 2021-2023 (Agreement), which Agreement sets forth a number of terms and conditions including a condition that the Fire Company will not purchase or enter into any binding contract to purchase any piece of apparatus, equipment, vehicles, real property, or make any improvements that would require the Fire Company to acquire a loan or mortgage or use money placed in a "vehicles fund" without prior approval of the Queensbury Town Board, and WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 417, 2021, the Town Board approved of the Fire Company's purchase of a 2022 KME Engine 1000 gallon capacity Truck with a Cummins L9 engine (Truck) for an amount not to exceed$739,950,with payments to be from the Fire Company's vehicles fund, and WHEREAS, the Fire Company has advised that due a recent increase in demand for Cummins L9 engines, Cummins oversold its build slots and has placed all fire truck manufacturers on an allocation for L9 engines resulting in a backlog, and WHEREAS, the Fire Company has therefore requested Town Board approval of the Fire Company's conversion of the Truck's Cummons L9 engine to an X12 motor for an additional amount of$56,000 to mitigate the impacts caused by production delays and keep the Truck on schedule for completion,resulting in an amended total Truck purchase amount not to exceed$795,950, and WHEREAS, the Fire Company still plans on making payments for the Truck by using funds from its vehicles fund account, such monies included in the Fire Company's approved budget and Agreement, and WHEREAS, the Town Board feels that this Truck with the upgraded X12 motor will provide additional safety protection for the Town and therefore the Town Board wishes to authorize the amended Truck purchase amount, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves of the Queensbury Central Volunteer Fire Company, Inc.'s purchase of a 2022 KME Engine 1000 gallon capacity Truck, with an X12 motor, for an amount not to exceed $795,950, with payments to be from the Fire Company's vehicles fund, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Budget Officer to take any and all action necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. Duly adopted this 24t'day of July, 2023,by the following vote: AYES Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer, Mr. Ferone, Mr. McNulty NOES None ABSENT: None