426.2023 Approving Amended Agreement for Fire Protection Services with TOQ and South Qby Vol Fire Co RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDED AGREEMENT FOR
FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES BETWEEN TOWN OF QUEENSBURY
AND SOUTH QUEENSBURY VOLUNTEER FIRE CO., INC.
RESOLUTION NO.: 426,2023
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Harrison Freer
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. George Ferone
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 as set forth in the proposed Amended
Agreement presented at this meeting, and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Town Law §184 and General Municipal Law §209(b), the
Town Board conducted a public hearing on Monday, December 4t"and December 18t", 2023 and heard
all interested persons concerning the proposed Amended Agreement,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board, on behalf of the Fire Protection District,
hereby approves the 2024 Amended Agreement for fire protection services between the Town of
Queensbury and the South Queensbury Volunteer Fire Co., Inc., and authorizes and directs the Town
Supervisor to execute such Amended Agreement in substantially the form presented at this meeting,
and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor and/or
Budget Officer to take such other and further actions necessary to effectuate the terms of this
Resolution.
Duly adopted this 18t'day of December, 2023,by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Ferone, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer
NOES None
ABSENT: None