407.2023 Setting PH 2024 Emerg Ambulance Services Agreement bt TofQ & Bay Ridge Rescue Squad Inc DBA Qby EMS RESOLUTION SETTING PUBLIC HEARING ON 2024 EMERGENCY
AMBULANCE SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN TOWN OF
QUEENSBURY AND BAY RIDGE RESCUE SQUAD, INC. DBA
QUEENSBURY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE
RESOLUTION NO.: 407,2023
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. George Ferone
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Harrison Freer
WHEREAS, in accordance with Town Law §184 and General Municipal Law §122-b, the
Queensbury Town Board may contract with ambulance services certified or registered in accordance
with Public Health Law Article 30 for general emergency ambulance services within the Town and
WHEREAS, the Town's Agreements with its two (2) Emergency/Rescue Squads, the West
Glens Falls Emergency Squad, Inc. and the Bay Ridge Rescue Squad, Inc., DBA: Queensbury
Emergency Medical Service (formerly the Bay Ridge Rescue Squad, Inc. and North Queensbury
Rescue Squad, Inc.)will expire as of December 31, 2023, and
WHEREAS, the Town and Bay Ridge Rescue Squad, Inc., DBA: Queensbury Emergency
Medical Service have negotiated terms for a new one (1) year Agreement for general emergency
ambulance services for 2024 and accordingly, in accordance with Town Law §184 and General
Municipal Law §209(b), the Town Board wishes to set a public hearing concerning such proposed
Agreement,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board shall duly conduct a public hearing concerning
a proposed new emergency ambulance services Agreement for 2024 between the Town of Queensbury
and Bay Ridge Rescue Squad, Inc., DBA: Queensbury Emergency Medical Service on Monday,
December 4t', 2023 at 7:00 p.m., 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.
Duly adopted this 20t'day of November, 2023,by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer, Mr. Ferone, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough
NOES None
ABSENT: None