337.2010 Set PH Year 2010 EMS Agreement & Purc
RESOLUTION SETTING PUBLIC HEARING ON YEAR 2010 EMERGENCY
AMBULANCE SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN TOWN OF
QUEENSBURY AND WEST GLENS FALLS
EMERGENCY SQUAD, INC. AND PURCHASE OF AMBULANCE
RESOLUTION NO.: 337, 2010
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Tim Brewer
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Ronald Montesi
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WHEREAS, in accordance with Town Law 184, the Queensbury Town Board may contract
with ambulance services certified or registered in accordance with Public Health Law Article 30 for
general emergency ambulance service within the Town, and
WHEREAS, the agreement currently in effect between the Town and the West Glens Falls
Emergency Squad, Inc., expired on December 31, 2009, and
WHEREAS, the Town and the West Glens Falls Emergency Squad, Inc., have negotiated
terms for a new one year Agreement for general emergency ambulance services, and
WHEREAS, the Squad also wishes to purchase a new 2010 ambulance to replace one of its
ambulances damaged in a motor vehicle accident, for the approximate purchase price not to exceed
$127,000, and
WHEREAS, the Squad plans on paying the total cost of the ambulance in cash as follows:
1.Up to $90,000 from monies paid to the Squad by the Town as part of the 2010
Agreement, with such maximum amount of $90,000 in funding from the Town to
the Squad to come from unappropriated, undesignated EMS Fund Balance; and
2.All remaining amounts from funds already on deposit in an account of the Squad,
including, without limitation, approximately $31,000 from insurance proceeds, vendor
discounts and trade-in amounts; and
WHEREAS, the Town Board feels that this new ambulance will provide additional safety
protection for the Town, and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Town Law §184, the Town Board wishes to set a public
hearing concerning the proposed 2010 Agreement for emergency ambulance service and ambulance
purchase,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board shall conduct a public hearing concerning the
proposed ambulance purchase and new emergency ambulance service Agreement between the Town
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of Queensbury and the West Glens Falls Emergency Squad, Inc., on Monday, October 18, 2010 at
7:00 p.m., and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board hereby authorizes and directs the Queensbury Town Clerk
to publish a Notice of Public Hearing in the Post-Star Newspaper once at least ten (10) days prior to
the Public Hearing.
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Duly adopted this 4 day of October, 2010, by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Metivier, Mr. Montesi, Mr. Strough, Mr. Brewer, Mr. Stec
NOES : None
ABSENT: None