403.2013 Agreement Animal Control Officer Warren County RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING INTERMUNICIPAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN TOWN OF QUEENSBURY AND WARREN COUNTY
REGARDING ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER SERVICES AVAILABLE TO
WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
RESOLUTION NO.: 403,2013
INTRODUCED BY: Mr.Anthony Metivier
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Tim Brewer
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury employs a full-time Animal Control Officer(ACO)who
is a duly appointed Dog Control Officer in accordance with the New York State Agriculture and
Markets Law Article 7 and applicable Town local laws or ordinances, and
WHEREAS, while in the course of conducting law enforcement activities throughout Warren
County, the Warren County Sheriffs Office (Sheriffs Office)may encounter dogs including dangerous
dogs or other animals at properties where such investigations are ongoing and the Sheriffs Office
asserts that there is a need for the dogs or other animals to be handled by an animal control
professional, and
WHEREAS, the Town's ACO wishes to provide assistance to the Sheriffs Office in
conjunction with such law enforcement activities and the Town is willing to make the Town's ACO
available to the Sheriff s Office to provide support for law enforcement services within the boundary of
Warren County at no cost to the Sheriffs Office or to Warren County, and
WHEREAS, the Town and Warren County wish to enter into a Intermunicipal Agreement
concerning such proposed ACO services substantially in the form presented at this meeting, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board feels that such an Intermunicipal Agreement will benefit Town
and County residents and therefore wishes to authorize such Agreement,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes an Intermunicipal
Agreement with Warren County concerning Town of Queensbury Animal Control Officer services
available to the Warren County Sheriffs Office, such Intermunicipal Agreement to be substantially in
the form presented at this meeting, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to
execute such Intermunicipal Agreement and the Town Supervisor, Animal Control Officer, Town
Counsel and/or Town Budget Officer to take such other and further action necessary to effectuate the
terms of this Resolution.
Duly adopted this 7h day of October, 2013, by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Strough, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Montesi, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Clements
NOES: None
ABSENT: None