031.2024 Authorizing Adoption of TofQ Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan for 2024 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ADOPTION OF
TOWN OF QUEENSBURY COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR 2024
RESOLUTION NO.: 31, 2024
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Timothy McNulty
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Anthony Metivier
WHEREAS, New York State Executive Law §23 provides in part that in preparing a
Town Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, the cooperation, advice and assistance shall
be sought from local government officials, regional and local planning agencies, police agencies,
fire departments and fire companies, local emergency management agencies, commercial and
volunteer ambulance services, health and social services officials, community action agencies,
organizations for the elderly and the disabled, other interested groups and the general public, and
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury received such advice and assistance from local
police, fire, public health agencies, departments within Warren County, the State Emergency
Management Office, Glens Falls Hospital and the American Red Cross, and by Resolution, the
Town Board adopted its Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (Plan) based upon such
advice and assistance and the State Emergency Management Sample Plan, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board must adopt such Plan on an annual basis and therefore
wishes to adopt such Plan for 2024,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby adopts the Town of Queensbury
Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (Plan) for 2024 in substantially the form presented at
this meeting, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes and directs the designated Town officials
and employees to act in accordance with the terms and provisions of such Plan, including the
Deputy Town Supervisor and Town Board Members to support a continuity of government in the
event that the Town Supervisor should not be available to act in accordance with the Plan in the
event of an emergency and authorizes and directs the Town's Safety Officer to file such Plan with
the Town Clerk and submit such Plan to the Director of the Warren County Office of Emergency
Services and/or any other appropriate state or local agencies in order to cause the Plan to be
effective for all purposes provided under law, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor
and/or Town Safety Officer to take any actions necessary to effectuate the terms of this
Resolution and Plan.
Duly adopted this I" day of January, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES Mr.Dixon,Mr.McNulty,Mr. Strough,Mr.Metivier,Mr.Freer
NOES None
ABSENT: None