295.2010 Advance Payments EMS Squads
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ADVANCE PAYMENTS TO TOWN OF
QUEENSBURY EMERGENCY/RESCUE SQUADS
RESOLUTION NO.: 295, 2010
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. John Strough
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Tim Brewer
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 expired on December 31, 2009, and
WHEREAS, in such Agreements the Town and Squads have agreed to continue to provide
general emergency ambulance services under the terms and provisions of the existing agreements
during the interim period pending execution of new agreements, and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 52,2010, the Town Board authorized payment vouchers
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constituting 1/12 of the 2009 Contract Amount for January and February to the Squads under the
current Agreements, which payments constituted advance payments on the new general emergency
ambulance services 2010 Agreements, and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 110,2010, the Town Board authorized payment vouchers
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constituting 1/12 of the 2009 Contract Amount for March, April and May to the Squads under the
current Agreements, which payments constituted advance payments on the new general emergency
ambulance services 2010 Agreements, and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 199,2010, the Town Board authorized payment vouchers
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constituting 1/12 of the 2009 Contract Amount for June, July and August to the Squads under the
current Agreements, which payments constituted advance payments on the new general emergency
ambulance services 2010 Agreements, and
WHEREAS, the Squads may face cash flow shortages before the new agreements can be
executed and therefore the Town Board wishes to again authorize advance payments under the current
Agreements, which after new agreements are entered into, will constitute advance payments on the
2010 agreements to the Squads, such advances to be deducted from contract payments to be paid after
the 2010 contracts are ratified,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes the Town Supervisor to
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approve payment vouchers for 1/12 of the respective 2009 Contract Amount(s) during September,
2010 to the three (3) Town of Queensbury Emergency/Rescue Squads (Squads) under the current
Agreements, which payments will constitute advance payments on the new general emergency
ambulance services 2010 Agreement(s) if such agreements are entered into, with the further
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understanding that the Town shall also approve payment vouchers for 1/12 of the Squads’ paid
daytime service costs, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that should new emergency ambulance services 2010 Agreements not be entered
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into by September 30, 2010, then the Town Board authorizes the Town Supervisor to approve
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additional payment vouchers constituting 1/12 of the 2009 Contract Amount to the Squads during
October, 2010, again with the understanding that the Town shall also approve payment vouchers
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for 1/12 of the Squads’ paid daytime service costs, and
BE IT FURTHER,
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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.
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Duly adopted this 16 day of August, 2010, by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Brewer, Mr. Stec, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Montesi, Mr. Strough
NOES : None
ABSENT: None
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