381.2017 Authorizing Payments to No Qsby and Qsby Central Fire Co 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 1/121'' 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 1/12th 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