110.2024 Approving 2024 Amendment Agreement for Emergency Protection Services w WGF EMS RESOLUTION APPROVING 2024 AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
FOR EMERGENCY PROTECTION SERVICES WITH
WEST GLENS FALLS EMERGENCY SQUAD, INC.
RESOLUTION NO.: 110,2024
INTRODUCED BY: Mr.Anthony Metivier
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Harrison Freer
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury and the West Glens Falls Emergency Squad, Inc.
(Squad) have entered into a 2024 Agreement for emergency protection services (Agreement) which
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 Town Board and Squad negotiated terms for a 2024 Amendment Agreement
for emergency protection services to, among other things, add an additional paid service crew for an
extra shift of five (5) hours for an additional annual estimated cost of$80,000, which $80,000 would
be provided by: 1) an allocation of an additional $50,000 to the Squad from the Town's Emergency
Services Fund Balance; and 2) the shifting of$30,000 in the Squad's 2024 Primary Agreement/2024
budget from "Maintenance, Operations, Insurance, Capital Projects and Apparatus Replacement" to
"Paid Staffing,"and
WHEREAS, by adding an additional daily paid service crew during the time when the Squad
experiences very high call volumes,the proposed Amendment Agreement will help improve emergency
services within the Town and therefore in accordance with Town Law §184, the Town Board duly
conducted a public hearing on Monday, March 18t", 2024 and heard all interested persons concerning
the proposed Amendment Agreement,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves the 2024 Amended
Agreement for emergency protection services between the Town of Queensbury and the West Glens
Falls Emergency Squad, Inc., and authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to execute such
Amendment Agreement in substantially the form presented at this meeting, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor and/or
Budget Officer to take such other and further actions necessary to effectuate the terms of this
Resolution.
Duly adopted this 18t'day of March, 2024,by the following vote:
AYES Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer, Mr. Dixon, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough
NOES None
ABSENT: None