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016.2019 Setting PH - EMS Agreement - North Queensbury Squad RESOLUTION SETTING PUBLIC HEARING ON EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN TOWN OF QUEENSBURY AND NORTH QUEENSBURY RESCUE SQUAD, INC. RESOLUTION NO.: 16, 2019 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Anthony Metivier WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mrs. Jennifer Switzer 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 three (3) Emergency/Rescue Squads, Bay Ridge Rescue Squad, Inc., North Queensbury Rescue Squad, Inc., and West Glens Falls Emergency Squad, Inc. expired as of December 31, 2018, and WHEREAS, in such Agreements the Town and Emergency/Rescue Squads agreed that the terms and provisions of the existing Agreements may continue during the interim period pending execution of new Agreements, and WHEREAS, the Town and North Queensbury Rescue Squad, Inc. have negotiated terms for a new one (1) year Agreement for general emergency ambulance services 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 between the Town of Queensbury and th North Queensbury Rescue Squad, Inc. on Monday, January 28, 2019 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. th Duly adopted this 7 day of January, 2019, by the following vote: AYES : Mrs. Atherden, Mr. Ferone, Mrs. Switzer, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier NOES : None ABSENT: None