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052.2005 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ADVANCE PAYMENT TO TOWN OF QUEENSBURY EMERGENCY/RESCUE SQUADS RESOLUTION NO.: 52, 2005 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Theodore Turner WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Roger Boor 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 Rescue Squad and the Town, and WHEREAS, the Town’s agreements with the Squads expired on December 31, 2004, and WHEREAS, the Town and Squads have agreed to continue to provide general emergency ambulance services under the terms and provisions of the existing agreements during the interim period pending execution of new agreements which is anticipated after the public hearing on new emergency th ambulance services agreements to be held on or about February 7, 2005, and WHEREAS, the Squads may face cash flow shortages before the new agreements can be executed and therefore the Town Board wishes to authorize advance payments on the 2005 agreements to the Squads, such advances to be deducted from contract payments to be paid after the 2005 contracts are ratified, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes the Town Supervisor to th approve payment vouchers for 1/12 of the respective 2004 Contract Amount(s) to the three (3) Town of Queensbury Emergency/Rescue Squads in advance payment on the new general emergency 1 ambulance services 2005 agreements, contingent upon the Emergency/Rescue Squads having made all efforts, to the Town Supervisor and Budget Officer’s satisfaction, to have established the “bill for service” process, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor and Budget Officer to make the necessary arrangements to advance payment to the Emergency/Rescue Squads and take such other and further action as may be necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. th Duly adopted this 24 day of January, 2005, by the following vote: AYES : Mr. Stec, Mr. Boor, Mr. Turner, Mr. Strough, Mr. Brewer NOES : None ABSENT:None 2