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023.2014 Agreement Economic Development Corporation RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT BETWEEN TOWN OF QUEENSBURY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION - WARREN COUNTY RESOLUTION NO. 23,2014 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Brian Clements WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Dough Irish WHEREAS, the Town and the Economic Development Corporation - Warren County (EDC) recognize the need to revitalize the local economy by increasing the number of jobs for Town residents by attracting high technology and other industries to the area, and WHEREAS, in accordance with the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law §1411(a) and EDC's Certificate of Incorporation, the purposes of the EDC are the exclusively charitable or public purposes of relieving and reducing unemployment, promoting and providing for additional and maximum employment, bettering and maintaining job opportunities, instructing or training individuals to improve or develop their capabilities for such jobs, carrying on scientific research for the purpose of aiding a community or geographical area by attracting new industry to the community or area or by encouraging the development of, or retention of, an industry in the community or area, and lessening the burdens of government and acting in the public interest, and WHEREAS, the Not-for-Profit Corporation Law specifically finds that corporations organized under §1411 perform an essential governmental function, and WHEREAS, the Town Board strongly supports EDC's important mission to improve employment opportunities and economic development in the Town, and WHEREAS, the Town wishes to enter into an agreement with EDC and a proposed agreement has been presented at this meeting, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves and authorizes the Agreement with the Economic Development Corporation - Warren County presented at this meeting with funding in the amount of$114,000 to be paid for from the appropriate account, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to execute the Agreement and the Town Supervisor and/or Town Budget Officer to take such other and further action as may be necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. Duly adopted this 1St day of January, 2014 by the following vote: AYES : Mr. Strough, Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess NOES :None ABSENT:Mr. Metivier