078.2020 Agreement Greater Glens Falls Amateur Athletic Championships
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT BETWEEN
TOWN OF QUEENSBURY AND GREATER GLENS FALLS
AMATEUR ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS, INC.
RESOLUTION NO.: 78, 2020
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Anthony Metivier
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. George Ferone
WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 484,2007, 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 2020
will be held in Glens Falls in March, 2020 and will attract many persons to the Queensbury area and
provide an economic boon to the community, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to provide funding to the Greater Glens Falls Amateur
Athletic Championships Association, Inc., the Association which is 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 Greater Glens Falls
Amateur Athletic Championships Association, Inc., and
WHEREAS, a proposed Agreement has been presented at this meeting,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes the Local Tourism
Promotion and Convention Development Agreement (Agreement) between the Town and the Greater
Glens Falls Amateur Athletic Championships Association, Inc., 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 Account No.: 050-6410-4412, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Budget Officer to take all
actions necessary to amend the Town Budget and increase appropriations and revenues as necessary as
follows:
Revenue Acct No. –050-0000-51113 Occupancy Tax Revenue $5,000;
Expense Acct. No. – 050-6410-4412 Use of Occupancy Tax $5,000; and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that such Agreement is expressly contingent upon the Town Budget Officer
confirming that the Town has unallocated occupancy tax funds available from Warren County.
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Duly adopted this 10 day of February, 2020, by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer, Mr. Ferone
NOES: None
ABSENT:Mrs. Switzer