049.2009RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENTS UNDER CURRENT
AGREEMENTS TO BAY RIDGE, NORTH QUEENSBURY, QUEENSBURY
CENTRAL AND WEST GLENS FALLS VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES
RESOLUTION NO.: 49, 2009
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Tim Brewer
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Anthony Metivier
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, 2008,
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.: 16,2009, the Town Board authorized payment vouchers
constituting 1/12th of the 2008 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 2009 Agreements, and
WHEREAS, the Town and the South Queensbury Volunteer Fire Company recently entered
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into a new one (1) year Agreement for fire protection services for 2009, and
WHEREAS, the Bay Ridge, North Queensbury, Queensbury Central and West Glens Falls 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 2009 agreements to the
Fire Companies, such advances to be deducted from contract payments to be paid after the 2009
contracts are ratified,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes the Town Supervisor to
approve payment vouchers constituting 1/12th of the respective 2008 Contract Amounts (not
including Vehicle Fund) to the Bay Ridge, North Queensbury, Queensbury Central and West Glens
Falls Volunteer Fire Companies under the current Agreements, which payments will constitute advance
payments on the new fire protection services 2009 Agreements if such Agreements are entered into,
and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that should new fire protection services 2009 Agreements not be entered into by
March 31st, 2009, then the Town Board authorizes the Town Supervisor to approve additional
payment vouchers constituting 1/12th of the respective 2008 Contract Amount (not including
Vehicle Fund) to the Fire Companies during April, 2009, 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 maybe necessary to
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effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
Duly adopted this 2"d day of February, 2009, by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Strough, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Stec, Mr. Metivier
NOES None
ABSENT: None