151.2021 Setting PH - EMS Agreements
RESOLUTION SETTING PUBLIC HEARINGS ON
EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE AGREEMENTS
RESOLUTION NO.: 151, 2021
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Harrison Freer
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Anthony Metivier
WHEREAS, in accordance with Town Law §184 and General Municipal Law §122-b, the
Queensbury Town Board may contract with ambulance services certified or registered in accordance
with Public Health Law Article 30 for general emergency ambulance services within the Town, and
WHEREAS, the Town’s Agreements with its three (3) Emergency/Rescue Squads, Bay Ridge
Rescue Squad, Inc., North Queensbury Rescue Squad, Inc., and West Glens Falls Emergency Squad,
Inc. (Squads), expired as of December 31, 2020, and
WHEREAS, in such Agreements the Town and Squads agreed that the terms and provisions
of the existing Agreements may continue during the interim period pending execution of new
Agreements, and
WHEREAS, the Town and its Squads have negotiated terms for new one (1) year Agreements
for general emergency ambulance services and accordingly, in accordance with Town Law §184 and
General Municipal Law §209(b), the Town Board wishes to set public hearings concerning such
proposed Agreements,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board shall conduct three (3) separate public
hearings concerning the three (3) separate, proposed new emergency ambulance service Agreements
between the Town of Queensbury and its three (3) Emergency/Rescue Squads, Bay Ridge Rescue
Squad, Inc., North Queensbury Rescue Squad, Inc., and West Glens Falls Emergency Squad, Inc., on
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Monday, May 17, 2021 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 5 day of May, 2021, by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Ferone, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer
NOES : None
ABSENT: None