382.2017 Authorize Advance Payments - Bay Ridge No Q and WGF EMS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ADVANCE PAYMENTS TO
BAY RIDGE, NORTH QUEENSBURY AND WEST GLENS FALLS
EMERGENCY/RESCUE SQUADS UNDER CURRENT AGREEMENTS
RESOLUTION NO.: 382,2017
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Tim Brewer
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Brian Clements
WHEREAS, general emergency ambulance services are provided to the Town of Queensbury
by the Bay Ridge Rescue Squad, Inc., North Queensbury Rescue Squad, Inc., and West Glens Falls
Emergency Squad, Inc., (Squads) in accordance with agreements between each Rescue Squad and the
Town, and
WHEREAS, the Town's agreements with the Squads will expire on December 31, 2017, and
WHEREAS, in such Agreements the Town and Squads have agreed that the terms and
provisions of the existing agreements may continue during the interim period pending execution of new
agreements which is anticipated to occur sometime during the first two months of 2018, and
WHEREAS, the Squads may face cash flow shortages before the new agreements can be
executed and therefore the Town Board wishes to authorize advance payments under the current
Agreements, which if new agreements are entered into will constitute advance payments on the 2018
agreements to the Squads, such advances to be deducted from contract payments to be paid if and after
the 2018 contracts are ratified,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes the Town Supervisor to
approve payment vouchers for 1/12t'' of the respective 2017 Contract Amount(s) to the Bay Ridge
Rescue Squad, Inc., North Queensbury Rescue Squad, Inc., and West Glens Falls Emergency Squad,
Inc., (Squads) under the current Agreements, which payments will constitute advance payments on the
new general emergency ambulance services 2018 Agreement(s) if such agreements are entered into,
with the further understanding that the Town shall also approve payment vouchers for 1/12th of the
Squads' paid daytime service costs, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that should new emergency ambulance services 2018 Agreements not be entered
into by January 31St, 2018, then the Town Board authorizes the Town Supervisor to approve additional
payment vouchers constituting 1/12th of the 2018 Contract Amount to the Squads during February,
2018, again with the understanding that the Town shall also approve payment vouchers for 1/12th
of the Squads' paid daytime service costs, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor and
Town Budget Officer to make the necessary arrangements to make such payments which are
authorized under the current Agreements and take such other and further action as may be necessary to
effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
Duly adopted this 18th day of December, 2017,by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Ferone, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Clements
NOES None
ABSENT: None