037.2020 Advance Payment to WGF Volunteer Fire Under Current Agreement
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ADVANCE PAYMENTS TO
WEST GLENS FALLS VOLUNTEER FIRE CO., INC.
UNDER CURRENT AGREEMENT
RESOLUTION NO.: 37, 2020
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 Agreement with the West Glens Falls Volunteer Fire Co., Inc.,
expired on December 31, 2019, and
WHEREAS, in such Agreement the Town and Fire Company have agreed that the terms and
provisions of the existing Agreement may continue during the interim period pending execution of a
new Agreement which is anticipated to occur sometime during the first several weeks of 2020, and
WHEREAS, the Fire Company may face cash flow shortages before the new Agreement can
be executed and therefore the Town Board wishes to authorize advance payments under the current
Agreement, which if new Agreement is entered into will constitute advance payments on the 2020
Agreement to the Fire Company, such advances to be deducted from contract payments to be paid if
and after the 2020 agreement is ratified,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes the Town Supervisor to
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approve payment of 1/12 of the respective 2019 Contract Amount for operations to the West Glens
Falls Volunteer Fire Company, Inc., (Fire Company) under the current Agreement, which payment will
constitute advance payment on the new fire protection services 2020 Agreement if such Agreement is
entered into, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that should a new fire protection services 2020 Agreement not be entered into
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by January 31, 2020, then the Town Board authorizes the Town Supervisor to approve additional
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payments constituting 1/12 of the 2019 Contract Amount to the Fire Company during February,
2020 and again during March, 2020 if necessary, 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 and take such other and further action as may be necessary to
effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
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Duly adopted this 1 day of January, 2020, by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Metivier, Mr. Ferone, Mr. Strough
NOES: None
ABSENT:Mr. Freer, Mrs. Switzer