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036.2007 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONTRACT TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO LOCAL COMMITTEE ORGANIZING THE NEW YORK STATE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RESOLUTION NO.: 36, 2007 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Tim Brewer WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. John Strough WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 591.2006, the Queensbury Town Board provided for the Town’s receipt of occupancy tax revenues from Warren County in accordance with the Local Tourism Promotion and Convention Development Agreement (Agreement) entered into between the Town and Warren County, and WHEREAS, the Agreement provides that specific expenditure of the funds provided under the Agreement are subject to further Resolution of the Town Board, and WHEREAS, the New York State High School Basketball Championships for the year 2007 to be held in Glens Falls in March, 2007 attracts many persons to the Queensbury area and provides an economic boon to the community, and WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to provide funding to the local committee organizing the New York State High School Basketball Championships in the amount of $5,000 with occupancy tax revenues received from Warren County and accordingly enter into an agreement with the local committee organizing the New York State High School Basketball Championships for the year 2007, and WHEREAS, a proposed Agreement has been presented at this meeting, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves the Agreement between the Town and the local committee organizing the New York State High School Basketball Championships substantially in the form presented at this meeting and authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to execute the Agreement, with funding for the Agreement not exceeding the sum of $5,000 and to be provided by occupancy tax revenues the Town receives from Warren County, to be paid for from the appropriate account as will be determined by the Town Supervisor, Budget Officer and/or Accountant, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that such Agreement is expressly contingent upon the Town Budget Officer and/or Accountant confirming that the Town has unallocated occupancy tax funds available from Warren County. th Duly adopted this 8 day of January, 2007, by the following vote: AYES : Mr. Stec, Mr. Boor, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Strough, Mr. Brewer NOES : None ABSENT: None