205.2002
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY, BARTLETT, PONTIFF, STEWART &
RHODES, P.C. AND PREFERRED ADVOCATES, LTD.
CONCERNING CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE TOWN
AND THE QUEENSBURY CHAPTER OF THE CIVIL SERVICE
EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, INC. (CSEA)
RESOLUTION NO.: 205. 2002
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Theodore Turner WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Roger Boor
WHEREAS, there is currently an Agreement between the Town of Queensbury and Miller,
Mannix, Schachner & Hafner, LLC as Town Counsel for the provision of legal services including
services related to the Town’s labor union contract negotiations, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to engage Bartlett, Pontiff, Stewart & Rhodes, P.C.
(BPSR) and Preferred Advocates, Ltd. to serve as the Town’s legal representative during the
negotiation process between the Town and the Town Chapter of the Civil Service Employees
Association, Inc. (CSEA) for a new Union contract, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board has requested Town Counsel’s consent to the Town entering
into such an Agreement with BPSR and Preferred Advocates, and
WHEREAS, Town Counsel has agreed to modification of its Agreement with the Town so
that the Town may enter into the Agreement with BPSR and Preferred Advocates to provide legal
services to the Town limited to negotiation of the CSEA contract,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves and authorizes the
Agreement between the Town and Bartlett, Pontiff, Stewart & Rhodes, P.C. and Preferred Advocates,
Ltd. for the provision of legal services to the Town limited to the negotiations between the Town and
the Town of Queensbury Chapter of the Civil Service Employees Association, Inc. for a new Union
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contract consistent with the proposal of J. Lawrence Paltrowitz dated March 13, 2002, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to
execute such an Agreement.
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Duly adopted this 15 day of April, 2002, by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Brower, Mr. Boor, Mr. Turner
NOES : None
ABSTAIN: Mr. Brewer
ABSENT: Mr. Stec
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