436.2016 Reinstatement of Agreement with North Queensbury Rescue Squad 2017 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONTINUANCE OF REINSTATEMENT OF
AGREEMENT WITH NORTH QUEENSBURY
RESCUE SQUAD, INC. THROUGH 2017
RESOLUTION NO.: 436,2016
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Doug Irish
WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr.William VanNess
WHEREAS, the North Queensbury Rescue Squad, Inc., ("NQRS") lost their authority to
provide the coverage required under their Agreement with the Town of Queensbury and the Town
Board terminated the Agreement based on their failure to be able to provide the required coverages,
and
WHEREAS, NQRS has had their authority reinstated by the relevant New York State
authority and wishes to have their Agreement reinstated, and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 267, 2016, the Queensbury Town Board authorized
reinstatement of such Agreement on a probationary basis through December 31, 2016, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to authorize the continuance of such reinstatement
through December 31, 2017,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes the continuance of the
reinstatement of the Agreement with North Queensbury Rescue Squad, Inc. ("NQRS") through
December 31, 2017, solely upon the following terms:
1. NQRS shall have and maintain all necessary or required approvals to be authorized to
provide all coverages detailed in the Agreement 24/7 each and every day during such
term;
2. The Town will allow NQRS to use some of its allocation under the Agreement for
ALS services to be used to fund BLS services based on ALS hours provided by
volunteers. NQRS will be authorized to use such surplus from the ALS amount
provided to fund a portion of its BLS service. NQRS shall provide the Town with
details of the use of such funds and the hours of volunteer ALS coverage;
3. All other provisions of the Agreement with NQRS are reinstated during such term; and
and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to execute any
needed agreement or documentation in form acceptable to the Town Supervisor and Town Counsel
and the Town Supervisor and/or Budget Officer to take all actions necessary to effectuate all terms of
this Resolution.
Duly adopted this 19ffi day of December, 2016 by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Irish, Mr. VanNess, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Clements
NOES None
ABSENT: None