400.2021 Set PH 2022 WGF EMS Squad Agreement
RESOLUTION SETTING PUBLIC HEARING ON 2022 EMERGENCY
AMBULANCE SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN TOWN OF
QUEENSBURY AND WEST GLENS FALLS EMERGENCY SQUAD, INC.
RESOLUTION NO.: 400, 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. will expire as of December 31, 2021, and
WHEREAS, in such Agreements the Town and Emergency/Rescue 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 West Glens Falls Emergency Squad, Inc. have negotiated terms for
a new one (1) year Agreement for general emergency ambulance services for 2022 and accordingly, in
accordance with Town Law §184 and General Municipal Law §209(b), the Town Board wishes to set
a public hearing concerning such proposed Agreement, and
WHEREAS, due to additional needed services caused by COVID-19 impacts and delays in
New York State reimbursements, such Agreement includes a portion of 2021 and is in addition to the
amounts provided for in the Agreement dated as of January 1, 2021,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board shall duly conduct a public hearing concerning
a proposed new emergency ambulance services Agreement between the Town of Queensbury and
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West Glens Falls Emergency Squad, Inc. for 2022 on Monday, December 20, 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 6 day of December, 2021, by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer, Mr. Ferone, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Strough
NOES: None
ABSENT:None