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4.15 4.15 2016 ORGANIZAUONAUHealth Officer—Andrew Ganier RESOLUTION REAPPOINTING ANDREW GARNER, M.D. AS 2016 TOWN HEALTH OFFICER AND AUTHORIZING HEALTH OFFICER AGREEMENT RESOLUTION NO.: ,2016 INTRODUCED BY: WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: WHEREAS, the term of the Town of Queensbury's Health Officer, Andrew Garner, M.D., will expire as of December 31St, 2015, and WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to reappoint Dr. Garner as Town Health Officer for 2016 and enter into an agreement with Dr. Garner to serve as the Town's Health Officer, and WHEREAS, a proposed agreement is presented at this meeting, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board appoints Andrew Garner, M.D. as the Town's 2016 Health Officer, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the annual salary for Dr. Garner shall be $2,000, plus $100 per hour for any case work the Town assigns to him, to be paid for from the appropriate account as determined by the Town Budget Officer, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to execute the Agreement substantially in the form presented at this meeting and the Town Supervisor and/or Town Budget Officer to take such other and further action as may be necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. Duly adopted this 1St day of January, 2016, by the following vote: AYES NOES ABSENT: ANNUAL AGREEMENTS\2016\Health Officer—Andrew Garner HEALTH OFFICER SERVICE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN DR. ANDREW GARNER AND TOWN OF QUEENSBURY WHEREAS, by Resolution, the Town of Queensbury (Town) has appointed Dr. Andrew Garner (Dr. Garner) to serve as Town Health Officer in accordance with Public Health Law §324; and WHEREAS,Dr. Garner has accepted this appointment; The parties hereby agree as follows: 1. Dr. Garner shall serve as Health Officer for the Town as of January 1St, 2016 and continuing through December 31St, 2016. 2. The Town Health Officer may be removed from office for cause as set forth at Public Health Law §322. 3. The Town Health Officer shall make an annual sanitary survey and maintain sanitary supervision over the Town. 4. The Town Health Officer shall make a sanitary inspection periodically of all places of public assemblage and shall report thereon to those responsible for the maintenance of such places of public assemblage. 5. The Town Health Officer shall promote the spread of information as to the cause, nature and prevention of prevalent diseases and the preservation and improvement of health. • 6. The Town Health Officer shall take steps as may be necessary to secure prompt and full reports by physicians of reportable diseases and prompt and complete registration of births and deaths. 7. The Town Health Officer shall enforce within the Town the provisions of Public Health Law and the Sanitary Code. 8. The Town Health Officer shall attend conferences called by the Commissioner of the Department of Health or his authorized representatives. 9 The Town Health Officer shall file such reports as may be required under the Sanitary Code or otherwise required by the Department of Health. 10. The Town Health Officer shall perform such other duties as may be required by the Town and advise the Town Local Board of Health in matters that continue to come to the Board's attention including, but not limited to, issues concerning outdoor furnaces and variances from the Town's On-Site Sewage Disposal Ordinance. 11. The Town Health Officer shall receive an annual payment from the Town of $2,000.00 payable January 1st of each calendar year during the term of office. In addition, the Town shall pay the Town Health Officer $100.00 per hour for any case work assigned to the Town Health Officer by the Town. 12. The Town Health Officer shall provide certification of insurance (including professional liability) acceptable to the Town and naming the Town as an additional insured. TOWN OF QUEENSBURY ANDREW GARNER, M.D. BY: BY: JOHN F.STROUGH ANDREW GARNER,M.D. TOWN SUPERVISOR TOWN HEALTH OFFICER STATE OF NEW YORK) ss.: COUNTY OF WARREN) On this day of January, in the year 2016 before me,the undersigned, a notary public in and for said state, personally appeared JOHN F. STROUGH, personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument, the individual or the person upon behalf of which the individual acted, executed the instrument. Notary Public STATE OF NEW YORK) ss.: COUNTY OF WARREN) On this day of January, in the year 2016 before me, the undersigned, a notary public in and for said state, personally appeared ANDREW GARNER, M.D., personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument, the individual or the person upon behalf of which the individual acted, executed the instrument. Notary Public