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367.2024 Authorizing Agreement with EDC - Warren County 7-01-2024 through 06-30-2027 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION - WARREN COUNTY FOR 07/01/2024 - 06/30/2027 RESOLUTION NO.: 367,2024 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Timothy McNulty WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr.Anthony Metivier WHEREAS, the Town and the Economic Development Corporation - Warren County (EDC) recognize the need to revitalize the local economy by increasing the number of jobs for Town residents by attracting high technology and other industries to the area, and WHEREAS, in accordance with the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law §1411(a) and EDC's Certificate of Incorporation, the purposes of the EDC are the exclusively charitable or public purposes of relieving and reducing unemployment, promoting and providing for additional and maximum employment, bettering and maintaining job opportunities, instructing or training individuals to improve or develop their capabilities for such jobs, carrying on scientific research for the purpose of aiding a community or geographical area by attracting new industry to the community or area or by encouraging the development or retention of an industry in the community or area and lessening the burdens of government and acting in the public interest, and WHEREAS, the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law specifically finds that corporations organized under §1411 perform an essential governmental function, and WHEREAS, the Town Board strongly supports EDC's important mission to improve employment opportunities and economic development in the Town and therefore wishes to enter into an agreement with EDC for 07/01/2024—06/30/2027, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves, authorizes and ratifies the Agreement with the Economic Development Corporation - Warren County for July 1, 2024 —June 30,2027(Agreement)and in accordance with the Agreement,authorizes and directs the Town Budget Officer to take all actions necessary to effectuate payments to EDC as follows:: 1. For the year July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025 the sum of$114,000; 2. For the year July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026 the sum of$75,000; and 3. For the year July 1,2026 to June 30, 2027 the sum of$50,000; to be paid from the appropriate account(s) as determined by the Town Budget Officer, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor/Deputy Town Supervisor to execute the Agreement in substantially the form presented at this meeting and the Town Supervisor/Deputy Town Supervisor and/or Town Budget Officer to take such other and further actions as may be necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. Duly adopted this 7 h day of October, 2024 by the following vote: AYES: Mr. Metivier, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Strough NOES: Mr. McNulty ABSENT: None