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3.04 3.4 FINANCIAL\\2020\\PURCHASE – Emergency Tree Removal by Richard Sears at Cemetery – Paid by Cemetery Commission – 12-21 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EMERGENCY TREE REMOVAL SERVICES AT PINE VIEW CEMETERY RESOLUTION NO.: ______________________________________________________, 2020 INTRODUCED BY: ______________________________________________________ WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: _______________________________________________________ WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury’s Cemetery Superintendent has advised that due to certain tree limbs breaking off and a tree falling into the roadway at the Pine View Cemetery thereby creating potential safety hazards that could result in personal injury, certain emergency tree removal services were needed, and WHEREAS, the Town Cemetery Superintendent acquired quotes for such tree removal services from Richard Sears, and WHEREAS, the Town Cemetery Commission offered to fund such services, and WHEREAS, the Town Board hereby determines that such services were an emergency procurement needed to best serve the Town’s residents and such services should have been done as soon as possible, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, due to the emergency nature of the above-described procurement, the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves, authorizes and ratifies the Town Cemetery Superintendent and Cemetery Commission’s engagement of Richard Sears to provide emergency tree removal services as delineated in the preambles of this Resolution for the total amount of $3,600, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby accepts payment in the amount of $3,600 from the Town Cemetery Commission to fund such work, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Budget Officer to amend the 2020 Town Budget by:  Increase Appropriation – Misc. Contractual – 002-8810-4400 by $3,600;  Increase Revenue – Misc. Revenue – 002-0000-52770 by $3,600; and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor, Town Cemetery Superintendent and/or Budget Officer to take such other and further actions as may be necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. st Duly adopted this 21 day of December, 2020, by the following vote: AYES : NOES : ABSENT: