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146.2008 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENTS UNDER CURRENT AGREEMENTS TO QUEENSBURY CENTRAL AND SOUTH QUEENSBURY VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES RESOLUTION NO.: 146, 2008 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Tim Brewer WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. John Strough 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., (Fire Companies) in accordance with agreements between each Fire Company and the Town, and WHEREAS, the Town’s agreements with the Fire Companies expired on December 31, 2007, and WHEREAS, in such Agreements the Town and Fire Companies agreed to continue to provide fire protection services under the terms and provisions of the existing agreements during the interim period pending execution of new agreements, and WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 49,2008, the Town Board authorized payment vouchers th constituting 1/12 of the 2007 Contract Amount for January and February (not including Vehicle Fund) to the Fire Companies under the current Agreements, which payments constituted advance payments on the new fire protection services 2008 Agreements, and WHEREAS, the Town and the Bay Ridge, North Queensbury and West Glens Falls Volunteer Fire Companies recently entered into new one (1) year Agreements for fire protection services for 1 2008, and WHEREAS, the Queensbury Central and South Queensbury Fire Companies may face cash flow shortages before their respective, new agreements can be executed and therefore the Town Board wishes to again authorize payments under the current Agreements, which after new agreements are entered into will constitute advance payments on the 2008 agreements to the Fire Companies, such advances to be deducted from contract payments to be paid after the 2008 contracts are ratified, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes the Town Supervisor to th approve payment vouchers constituting 1/12 of the respective 2007 Contract Amounts (not including Vehicle Fund) to the Queensbury Central and South Queensbury Volunteer Fire Companies under the current Agreements, which payments will constitute advance payments on the new fire protection services 2008 Agreements if such Agreements are entered into, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that should new fire protection services 2008 Agreements not be entered into by st March 31, 2008, then the Town Board authorizes the Town Supervisor to approve additional th payment vouchers constituting 1/12 of the respective 2007 Contract Amount (not including Vehicle Fund) to the Fire Companies during April, 2008, 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. 2 th Duly adopted this 25 day of February, 2008, by the following vote: AYES : Mr. Strough, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Stec, Mr. Metivier NOES : None ABSENT: Mr. Montesi 3