161.2022 Authorizing Advance Payments to No. Queensbury Rescue Squad RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ADVANCE PAYMENTS TO
NORTH QUEENSBURY RESCUE SQUAD, INC.
UNDER CURRENT AGREEMENT
RESOLUTION NO.: 161,2022
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. George Ferone
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Harrison Freer
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., in accordance with agreements between each EMS/Rescue Squad and the
Town, and
WHEREAS, by previous Resolutions the Town Board authorized new 2022 agreements with
the West Glens Falls Emergency Squad, Inc. and the Bay Ridge Rescue Squad, Inc., and
WHEREAS, the Town's agreement with the North Queensbury Rescue Squad, Inc., (Squad)
expired on December 31, 2021, but the Town has not yet negotiated terms of a new 2022 agreement
with the Squad, and
WHEREAS, in such agreement, the Town and Squad agreed that the terms and provisions of
the existing agreement may continue during the interim period pending execution of a new agreement,
and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 428,2021, the Town Board authorized payment vouchers
constituting 1/12th of the 2021 Contract Amount(s) for January, February, March and April to the
Squad under its current Agreement, which payments constituted advance payments on the new general
emergency ambulance services 2022 Agreement(s), and
WHEREAS, the Squad may face cash flow shortages before any new agreement can be
executed and therefore the Town Board wishes to authorize advance payments under the current
Agreement, which if a new agreement is entered into will constitute advance payments on the 2022
agreement to the Squad, such advances to be deducted from contract payments to be paid if and after a
2022 contract is ratified,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes the Town Supervisor to
approve payments of 1/12t' of the 2021 Contract Amounts for the month of May, if necessary, for
operations and paid staffing to the North Queensbury Rescue Squad, Inc., (Squad) under its current
2021 agreement, which payments will constitute advance payments on a new 2022 general emergency
ambulance services agreement if such agreement is entered into, 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 actions as may be necessary
to effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
Duly adopted this 18t'day of April, 2022,by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer, Mr. Ferone, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough
NOES None
ABSENT: None