153.2014 ID Badges -Town Court RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF IDENTIFICATION
BADGES TO TOWN COURT OFFICERS
RESOLUTION NO.: 153, 2014
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Anthony Metivier
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Brian Clements
WHEREAS, New York State General Business Law §140 permits any employer of labor
to adopt a badge or insignia of identification to be displayed by its employees for the purpose of
identification while upon the premises of the employer, and
WHEREAS, in order to enhance public safety by making it easy for Town citizens to
identify Town employees, the Town believes that those individuals who are charged with
enforcing Town laws and regulations or maintaining order in Town Court should be readily
identifiable by the public as Town employees, and
WHEREAS, currently the Town's Animal Control Officer, Fire Marshal, Zoning
Administrator and Code Compliance Officers carry identification badges but Court Officers
working for the Town are not so identified,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes and empowers the Town
Purchasing Agent to purchase identification badges to be used by the Town Court Officers, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that all such badges shall be the property of the Town of Queensbury, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to issue
badges to the Town Court Officers, and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, that the Town Board directs individuals who are issued badges to use such
badges in the performance of their official job duties and requires any individual who is issued a badge
to sign an acknowledgement verifying receipt of the badge and agreeing to use such badge only in the
performance of their official job duties, to display the badge whenever requested to do so, and further
acknowledging that misuse or abuse of such badge may result in immediate discharge from
employment, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board prohibits any employee to wear or display a badge if
they are selling or attempting to sell any ticket, book or privilege in connection with a dinner,
reception, dance, entertainment, concert, athletic exhibition, contest or lecture, proposed to be
conducted by or under the auspices of any group or association of active or retired employees of
the Department, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes the Town Budget Officer to pay for
such badges from such accounts deemed appropriate by the Town Budget Officer, and
BE IT FURTHER,
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RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor,
Town Justices, Town Counsel, Town Budget Officer and/or Town Purchasing Agent to take any
action necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
Duly adopted this 5th day of May, 2014, by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Metivier, Mr. Clements, Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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