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231.2005 RESOLUTION APPROVING NORTH QUEENSBURY RESCUE SQUAD, INC.’S PROPOSAL TO ADD PAID DAYTIME SERVICE AND AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT TO 2005/06 EMERGENCY SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH TOWN OF QUEENSBURY RESOLUTION NO.: 231, 2005 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Theodore Turner WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Tim Brewer WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury and the North Queensbury Rescue Squad, Inc. (Squad) have entered into an Agreement for emergency services, which Agreement 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 Queensbury Town Board and Squad negotiated terms for the addition of paid daytime service, more specifically, the addition of one paid daytime staffer, arranged through Keena Staffing, Inc., which additional staffer will be paid for through the Town’s Agreement with the West Glens Falls Emergency Squad, Inc., and WHEREAS, such additional daytime staff will provide coverage for and benefit residents living within the Squad’s primary area of responsibility, and WHEREAS, since provision for paid daytime service is not presently included in the Squad’s th 2005/06 Agreement with the Town, the Town Board held a public hearing on May 16, 2005 concerning the Squad’s proposal and corresponding amendment to its 2005/06 Emergency Services Agreement and heard all interested persons, and WHEREAS, the Town Board has determined that it is necessary and in the public interest to act on such proposal to improve the provision of emergency services to the Town, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves of the North Queensbury Rescue Squad, Inc.’s proposal to add one paid staffer to provide daytime emergency medical services, arranged through Keena Staffing, Inc., which additional staffer will be paid for through the Town’s Agreement with the West Glens Falls Emergency Squad, Inc., and correspondingly authorizes an amendment to the Squad’s 2005/06 Agreement with the Town, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to sign any necessary documentation, including an amended Agreement between the Town and the Squad in form approved by Town Counsel, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Town Budget Officer to take all action necessary to transfer funds and amend the 2005 Town Budget as necessary to provide for such daytime service, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor, Town Counsel and/or Budget Officer to take any action necessary to effectuate all terms of this Resolution. th Duly adopted this 16 day of May, 2005 by the following vote: AYES : Mr. Strough, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Stec, Mr. Boor, Mr. Turner NOES : None ABSENT: None