197.2005
RESOLUTION SETTING PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ADDITION
OF DAY-TIME PAID SERVICE AND COINCIDING CONTRACT
AMENDMENT WITH BAY RIDGE RESCUE SQUAD, INC.
RESOLUTION NO.: 197, 2005
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Roger Boor
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. John Strough
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury and the Bay Ridge Rescue Squad, Inc. (Squad) have
entered into an Agreement for emergency protection services, which Agreement sets forth a number of
terms and conditions including a condition that the Squad will not purchase or enter into any binding
contract to purchase any piece of apparatus, equipment, vehicles, real property, or make any
improvements that would require the Squad to acquire a loan or mortgage or use money placed in a
“vehicles fund” without prior approval of the Queensbury Town Board, and
WHEREAS, the Queensbury Town Board and Squad have negotiated and agreed upon terms
for the addition of paid daytime service, more specifically, the addition of two paid daytime staff,
arranged through Keena Staffing, Inc., which additional staff will be paid for through the Town’s
Agreement with the West Glens Falls Emergency Squad, Inc., and
WHEREAS, such additional daytime staff will provide coverage for and benefit residents living
within the Squad’s primary area of responsibility, and
WHEREAS, since provision for paid daytime service is not presently included in the Squad’s
2005 Agreement with the Town, the Town Board wishes to set a public hearing concerning such
proposal and amendment to the Squad’s 2005 Agreement,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board shall conduct a public hearing concerning the
Bay Ridge Rescue Squad, Inc.’s proposal to add paid daytime service and amend its 2005 emergency
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services Agreement with the Town to provide for such service on Monday, May 16, 2005 at 7:00
p.m. in the Queensbury Activities Center, 742 Bay Road, Queensbury, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Queensbury Town Clerk
to publish a Notice of Public Hearing in the Post-Star Newspaper once at least ten (10) days prior to
the Public Hearing.
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Duly adopted this 25 day of April, 2005, by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Brewer, Mr. Stec, Mr. Boor, Mr. Turner, Mr. Strough
NOES : None
ABSENT: None