417.2021 Authorizing Queensbury Central Volunteer Fire Company, Inc.'s Purchase of New KME Engine Truck
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING QUEENSBURY CENTRAL VOLUNTEER
FIRE COMPANY, INC.’S PURCHASE OF NEW KME ENGINE TRUCK
RESOLUTION NO.: 417, 2021
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Harrison Freer
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Timothy McNulty
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury and the Queensbury Central Volunteer Fire Company,
Inc. (Fire Company) have entered into an Agreement for Fire Protection Services for 2021-2023
(Agreement), 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, the Fire Company has advised the Town Board that it wishes to purchase a 2022
KME Engine 1000 gallon capacity Truck (Truck) to replace its year 2000 Smeal 750 gallon capacity
Engine for a sum not to exceed $739,950, such purchase included in the Fire Company’s five (5)
year capital plan that forecasts future capital needs and expenditures, including anticipated
vehicles, equipment, tools, other apparatus, facilities or improvements to facilities to be used for
firematic purposes, and
WHEREAS, the Fire Company plans on making payments for the Truck by using funds from
its vehicles fund account, such monies included in the Fire Company’s approved budget and
Agreement, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board feels that this new Truck will provide additional safety
protection for the Town and therefore the Town Board wishes to authorize such purchase,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves of the Queensbury Central
Volunteer Fire Company, Inc.’s purchase of a 2022 KME Engine 1000 gallon capacity Truck for an
amount not to exceed $739,950, with payments to be from the Fire Company’s vehicles fund, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Budget Officer to
take any and all action necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
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Duly adopted this 20 day of December, 2021, by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer, Mr. Ferone, Mr. McNulty
NOES : None
ABSENT: None