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218.2004 RESOLUTION SETTING PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING INCREASE IN THE WEST GLENS FALLS VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY, INC.’S BUDGET FOR THE RE-ROOFING OF ITS FIRE STATION AND AMENDMENT TO FIRE SERVICES AGREEMENT RESOLUTION NO.: 218, 2004 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Tim Brewer WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. John Strough WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury and the West Glens Falls Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. (Fire Company) have entered into an Agreement for fire protection services, which Agreement sets forth a number of terms and conditions including a condition that the Fire Company will not purchase or enter into any binding contract to purchase any piece of apparatus, equipment, vehicles, real property, or make any improvements that would require the Fire Company to acquire a loan or mortgage or use money placed in a “vehicles fund” without prior approval of the Queensbury Town Board, and WHEREAS, by Resolution 312,2003, the Town Board authorized the Fire Company to engage the services of Monahan & Loughlin to re-roof the West Glens Falls Fire Station for an amount not to exceed $85,777 with the understanding that the Fire Company would incur a 60 month installment debt for the project, and WHEREAS, it was the Town Board’s intention at that time to not only approve the re-roofing project but also approve an increase in the Fire Company’s budget in the amount of $85,777 by increasing the Fire Company’s operating budgets for each ofthe years 2004-2008 based upon principal and interest payments provided by the Fire Company’s auditor and correspondingly amend the Fire Company’s agreement with the Town, and WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to set a public hearing concerning the Fire Company’s increase in its budget and the amendment of its Fire Services Agreement, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board shall conduct a public hearing concerning the $85,777 increase in the West Glens Falls Volunteer Fire Company, Inc.’s budget for roof repairs and the corresponding amendment to the Fire Company’s Agreement with the Town of Queensbury for fire rd protection services, on Monday, May 3, 2004 at 7:00 p.m. in the Queensbury Activities Center, 742 Bay Road, Queensbury, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Queensbury Town Clerk to publish a Notice of Public Hearing in the Post-Star Newspaper once at least ten (10) days prior to the Public Hearing. th Duly adopted this 19 day of April, 2004, by the following vote: AYES : Mr. Boor, Mr. Turner, Mr. Strough, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Stec NOES : None ABSENT: None