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4.5 4.5 FIRE&RESCUEAdvance Contract Payment to North Qby and Qby Central Fire AGAIN through Ruie-3-5-18 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENTS TO NORTH QUEENSBURY AND QUEENSBURY CENTRAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES UNDER CURRENT AGREEMENTS RESOLUTION NO.: ,2018 INTRODUCED BY: WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: 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 the West Glens Falls Volunteer Fire Co., Inc., in accordance with agreements between each Fire Company and the Town, and WHEREAS, the Town's Agreements with the North Queensbury and Queensbury Central Fire Companies (Fire Companies) expired on December 31, 2017, and WHEREAS, in such Agreements the Town and Fire Companies agreed that the terms and provisions of the existing Agreements may continue during the interim period pending execution of new Agreements which is anticipated to occur sometime within the next few months of 2018, and WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 381,2017, the Town Board authorized payment vouchers constituting 1/12th of the respective 2017 Contract Amount(s) for January and February to the Fire Companies under their current respective Agreements, which payments constituted advance payments on the new fire protection services 2018 Agreement(s), and WHEREAS, the Fire Companies may face cash flow shortages before the new Agreements can be executed and therefore the Town Board wishes to authorize advance payments under the current, respective Agreement(s), which if new Agreements are entered into will constitute advance payments on the 2018 agreements to the Fire Companies, such advances to be deducted from contract payments to be paid if and after the 2018 Agreements are ratified, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes the Town Supervisor to approve payment vouchers constituting 1/121h of the respective 2017 Contract Amount(s) (not including Vehicle Fund) during March, April, May and June, if needed, to the North Queensbury and Queensbury Central Volunteer Fire Companies under the current, respective Agreements, which payments will constitute advance payments on the new fire protection services 2018 Agreement(s) if such Agreements are entered into, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor and Town Budget Officer to make the necessary arrangements to make such payments which are authorized under the current Agreement(s) and take such other and further action as may be necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. Duly adopted this 5ffi day of March, 2018,by the following vote: AYES NOES ABSENT: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENTS TO NORTH QUEENSBURY AND QUEENSBURY CENTRAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES UNDER CURRENT AGREEMENTS RESOLUTION NO.: 381,2017 INTRODUCED BY: Mr.Tim Brewer WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr.Brian Clements 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 the West Glens Falls Volunteer Fire Co., Inc., in accordance with agreements between each Fire Company and the Town, and WHEREAS, the Town's agreements with the North Queensbury and Queensbury Central Fire Companies(Fire Companies)will expired on December 31,2017, and WHEREAS, in such Agreements the Town and Fire Companies have agreed that the terms and provisions of the existing agreements during the interim period pending execution of new agreements which is anticipated to occur sometime during the first two months of 2018,and WHEREAS, the Fire Companies may face cash flow shortages before the new agreements can be executed and therefore the Town Board wishes to authorize advance payments under the current Agreements, which if new agreements are entered into will constitute advance payments on the 2018 agreements to the Fire Companies, such advances to be deducted from contract payments to be paid if and after the 2018 contracts are ratified, NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes the Town Supervisor to approve payment vouchers constituting 1/12th of the respective 2017 Contract Amount(s) (not including Vehicle Fund) to the North Queensbury and Queensbury Central Volunteer Fire Companies under the current Agreements,which payments will constitute advance payments on the new fire protection services 2018 Agreement(s) if such agreements are entered into, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that should new fire protection services 2018 agreements not be entered into by January 31St, 2018, then the Town Board authorizes the Town Supervisor to approve additional payment vouchers constituting 1112th of the 2018 Contract Amount (not including Vehicle Fund) to the North Queensbury and Queensbury Central Volunteer Fire Companies during February, 2018, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor and Town Budget Officer to make the necessary arrangements to make such payments which are authorized under the current Agreements and take such other and further action as may be necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. Duly adopted this 18th day of December,2018,by the following vote: AYES : Mr. Ferone,Mr. Brewer, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier,Mr. Clements NOES : None ABSENT: None