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052.2010 Advance Payments EMS Squads RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ADVANCE PAYMENTS TO TOWN OF QUEENSBURY EMERGENCY/RESCUE SQUADS RESOLUTION NO.: 52, 2010 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. John Strough WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. Ronald Montesi 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, 2009, and WHEREAS, in such Agreements 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 to occur sometime during the first two months of 2010 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 under the current Agreements, which after new agreements are entered into will constitute advance payments on the 2010 agreements to the Squads, such advances to be deducted from contract payments to be paid after the 2010 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 2009 Contract Amount(s) to the three (3) Town of Queensbury Emergency/Rescue Squads (Squads) under the current Agreements, which payments will constitute advance payments on the new general emergency ambulance services 2010 Agreement(s) if such agreements are entered into, with the further understanding that the Town shall th also approve payment vouchers for 1/12 of the Squads’ paid daytime service costs, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that should new emergency ambulance services 2010 Agreements not be entered st into by January 31, 2010, then the Town Board authorizes the Town Supervisor to approve additional th payment vouchers constituting 1/12 of the 2009 Contract Amount to the Squads during February, th 2010, again with the understanding that the Town shall also approve payment vouchers for 1/12 of the Squads’ paid daytime service costs, and BE IT FURTHER, RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor and Town Budget Officer to make the necessary arrangements to make such payments which are authorized under the current Agreements and take such other and further action as may be necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. st Duly adopted this 1 day of January, 2010, by the following vote: AYES : Mr. Strough, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Stec, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Montesi NOES : None ABSENT: None