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118.2018 Advance Payments to Bay Ridge, N. Qsby, & WGF EMS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ADVANCE PAYMENTS TO BAY RIDGE, NORTH QUEENSBURY AND WEST GLENS FALLS EMERGENCY/RESCUE SQUADS UNDER CURRENT AGREEMENTS RESOLUTION NO.: 118,2018 INTRODUCED BY: Mr.Anthony Metivier WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. George Ferone 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., (Squads) in accordance with Agreements between each Squad and the Town, and WHEREAS, the Town's Agreements with the Squads expired on December 31, 2017, and WHEREAS, in such Agreements the Town and Squads agreed that the terms and provisions of the existing Agreements may continue during the interim period pending execution of new Agreements which is anticipated to occur sometime within the next few months of 2018, and WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 382,2017, the Town Board authorized payment vouchers constituting 1/121'' of the respective 2017 Contract Amount(s) for January and February to the Squads under their current respective Agreements, which payments constituted advance payments on the new general emergency ambulance services 2018 Agreement(s), and WHEREAS, the Squads may face cash flow shortages before the new Agreements can be executed and therefore the Town Board wishes to again authorize advance payments under the current, respective Agreement(s),which after new Agreements are entered into,will constitute advance payments on the 2018 Agreement(s) to the Squads, such advances to be deducted from contract payments to be paid after the 2018 Agreements are ratified, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes the Town Supervisor to approve payment vouchers for 1/12t'' of the respective 2017 Contract Amount(s) during March, April, May and June, if needed, to the Bay Ridge Rescue Squad, Inc.,North Queensbury Rescue Squad, Inc., and West Glens Falls Emergency Squad, Inc., (Squads) under the current, respective Agreements, which payments will constitute advance payments on the new general emergency ambulance services 2018 Agreements if such Agreement are entered into, with the further understanding that the Town shall also approve payment vouchers for 1/12t''of the Squads' paid daytime service costs, 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 Agreement(s) and take such other and further action as may be necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. Duly adopted this 5ffi day of March, 2018,by the following vote: AYES Mr. Metivier, Mrs. Atherden, Mr. Ferone, Mrs. Switzer, Mr. Strough NOES None ABSENT: None