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117.2018 Payments to N. Qsby & Qsby Central Fire Companies RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENTS TO NORTH QUEENSBURY AND QUEENSBURY CENTRAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES UNDER CURRENT AGREEMENTS RESOLUTION NO.: 117,2018 INTRODUCED BY: Mr.Anthony Metivier 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 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 1/121'' 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: Mr. Metivier, Mrs. Atherden, Mr. Ferone, Mrs. Switzer, Mr. Strough NOES: None ABSENT:None