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222.93 RESOLUTION APPROVING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF QUEENSBURY, THE BAY RIDGE VOLUNTEER FIRE CO., INC., AND THE BAY RIDGE RESCUE SQUAD, INC. RESOLUTION NO. 222, 93 INTRODUCED BY: Mrs. Betty Monahan WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mrs. Susan Goetz WHEREAS, the Bay Ridge Volunteer Fire Company, Inc., heretofore organized within its department, emergency rescue and first aid squads composed of firemen who are members of the Companies and furnished certain ambulance services, and WHEREAS, on or about the 30th day of December, 1991, the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury and the Bay Ridge Volunteer Fire Company, Inc., entered into an agreement for the provision of certain emergency ambulance services, and WHEREAS, since the time of the aforesaid organization of rescue and first aid squads and since the time of the contract for emergency ambulance service, a new corporation has been formed known as the "Bay Ridge Rescue Squad, Inc.," and said corporation, together with the Bay Ridge Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. and the Town of Queensbury, are desirous of altering the services to be performed by the Bay Ridge Volunteer Fire Company, Inc., and amending the referred to agreement to provide that the Bay Ridge Rescue Squad, Inc., shall stand in the place and stead of the Bay Ridge Volunteer Fire Company, Inc., and be liable and responsible to provide emergency medical service and general ambulance service and generally be liable and responsible for all duties, obligations, and responsibilities under the agreement previously existing between the Town of Queensbury and the Fire Company and receive in connection therewith, all consideration pro rated that would have been paid to the Fire Company under said Agreement, and WHEREAS, an Agreement has been presented at this meeting, whereby the Bay Ridge Rescue Squad, Inc. would assume all duties and responsibilities for emergency medical service and ambulance service currently provided by the Bay Ridge Volunteer Fire Company, Inc., and WHEREAS, the form of the said proposed agreement has been approved by Paul B. Dusek, Town Attorney for the Town of Queensbury, and WHEREAS, a public hearing is required pursuant to Town Law §184 prior to the time that the Town Board may enter into such agreement, and WHEREAS, there was duly posted and published notice that such a public hearing would be held before the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury at 7:00 p.m. on April 5, 1993, relative to the proposed agreement presented at this meeting, and WHEREAS, said public hearing was duly held and all persons interested in the subject thereof were heard, and WHEREAS, it appears that said proposed agreement is fair and reasonable, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury, on behalf of the fire protection district, hereby enters into said agreement with the Bay Ridge Volunteer Fire Co., Inc., and the Bay Ridge Rescue Squad, Inc., in the form presented at this meeting, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Supervisor of the Town of Queensbury be and he is hereby authorized and directed to execute said agreement on behalf of the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury and the Fire Protection District. Duly adopted this 5th day of April, 1993, by the following vote: AYES: Mr. Caimano, Mr. Tucker, Mrs. Monahan, Mrs. Goetz, Mr. Brandt NOES: None ABSENT:None