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RRE&RESCUE\WGF EMS—Authorize Contract With Warren County for Prisoner Transport for 2013—12-3-12
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT BETWEEN WEST GLENS
FALLS EMERGENCY SQUAD INC., AND WARREN COUNTY FOR
PROVISION OF AMBULANCE TRANSPORT SERVICES FOR 2013
RESOLUTION NO.: , 2012
INTRODUCED BY:
WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY:
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury and the West Glens Falls Emergency Squad, Inc.
(Squad)have entered into an Agreement for emergency services,which Agreement sets forth a number
of terms and conditions including a condition that the Squad may contract with other municipalities to
provide ambulance service and enter into contracts or otherwise bill those municipalities for the
services provided, so long as copies of any contracts proposed to be entered into by the Emergency
Squad are authorized by Resolution of the Queensbury Town Board, and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 188,2012, the Queensbury Town Board authorized the West
Glens Falls Emergency Squad, Inc.'s Agreement with Warren County, on behalf of the Warren County
Sheriffs Office, for 2012, for the Squad's provision of ambulance transport services from the Warren
County Correctional Facility to the Glens Falls Hospital or nearest appropriate facility for the flat rate
fee of$9,400 annually, and
WHEREAS, the Squad wishes to enter into a similar Agreement with Warren County for 2013
for the Squad's provision of ambulance transport services from the Warren County Correctional
Facility to the Glens Falls Hospital or nearest appropriate facility for the flat rate fee of$9,400 annually,
and
WHEREAS, such funds received by the Squad would be treated the same as its other collected
bill-for-service funds, and
WHEREAS, a proposed Agreement has been presented at this meeting, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board has determined that it is necessary and in the public interest to
act on this proposal to improve the provision of emergency services to the Town,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves of the West Glens Falls
Emergency Squad, Inc.'s Agreement with Warren County, on behalf of the Warren County Sheriffs
Office for the provision of ambulance transport services during 2013 as set forth in the preambles of
this Resolution, substantially in the form presented at this meeting, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor, Town
Budget Officer and/or Town Counsel to take any action necessary to effectuate all terms of this
Resolution.
Duly adopted this 3rd day of December, 2012 by the following vote:
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ABSENT: