405.2023 Setting PH 2024 Amend Agreement for Fire Protection Services Bt TofQ So Qby Volunteer Fire Co RESOLUTION SETTING PUBLIC HEARING ON 2024
AMENDED AGREEMENT FOR FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES
BETWEEN TOWN OF QUEENSBURY AND
SOUTH QUEENSBURY VOLUNTEER FIRE CO., INC.
RESOLUTION NO.: 405,2023
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. George Ferone
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Harrison Freer
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.: 267,2020, the Queensbury Town Board, on behalf of the Fire
Protection District, authorized a five (5) year fire protection services Agreement with the South
Queensbury Volunteer Fire Co., Inc., (Fire Company) for 2021 - 2025 dated January 1, 2016 (Primary
Agreement), and
WHEREAS, the Town and the Fire Company have negotiated terms for a 2024 Amendment
Agreement for fire protection services to, among other things, amend the term of the Primary
Agreement from a five (5) year period to a four (4) year period (or from 2021 —2024) and amend the
amount paid by the Town to the Fire Company for the year 2024 and accordingly, in accordance with
Town Law §184, the Town Board wishes to set a public hearing concerning the proposed 2024
Amendment Agreement,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board shall conduct a public hearing concerning the
proposed 2024 Amended Agreement for fire protection services between the Town of Queensbury and
the South Queensbury Volunteer Fire Co., Inc., on Monday, December 4t', 2023 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.
Duly adopted this 20t'day of November, 2023,by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer, Mr. Ferone, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough
NOES None
ABSENT: None