035.99
RESOLUTION APPROVING PURCHASE OF NEW AMBULANCE
BY BAY RIDGE RESCUE SQUAD, INC.
RESOLUTION NO.: 35. 99
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Douglas Irish
WHO MOVED FOR ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Theodore Turner
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury and the Bay Ridge Rescue Squad, Inc. (Squad) have
previously contracted for emergency protection services and are presently negotiating for a new 1999
Agreement for emergency protection services, and
WHEREAS, the proposed Agreement for emergency protection services 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 without prior approval of
the Queensbury Town Board, and
WHEREAS, past Agreement(s) for emergency protection services included similar terms and
conditions with the same condition that the Squad not use the money placed in a “vehicles fund”
without the prior approval of the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury, and
WHEREAS, there currently is $70,436 in such Squad’s “vehicles fund,” and
WHEREAS, the Squad wishes to purchase a new ambulance from Tyler Fire Equipment and
Medtec Ambulance Corporation for the approximate total sum of $98,136, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board wishes to authorize the Squad’s purchase of the new ambulance
using the $70,436 currently in its “vehicles fund” from prior Agreements(s) with the Town,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby approves of the
purchase of one new ambulance for the approximate sum of $98,136 by the Bay Ridge Rescue Squad,
Inc., with the understanding that the Squad will use $15,000 in funds from a trade-in of its existing
ambulance, $70,436 in available “vehicles funds” and $12,700 of its own funds toward the purchase,
and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that, upon execution of a new Agreement between the Town and Squad for
1999 emergency protection services, the Town Board will consider reimbursing the Squad in the
amount of $12,701 toward the cost of the ambulance purchase, as well as a portion of lettering and
striping expenses.
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Duly adopted this 25 day of January, 1999, by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Tucker, Mr. Merrill, Mr. Turner, Mr. Irish
NOES : None
ABSENT: Mr. Champagne