187.2022 Approving Emerg Ambulance Serv Agree bt Town of Qby & No Qby Rescue Squad RESOLUTION APPROVING YEAR 2022 EMERGENCY AMBULANCE
SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN TOWN OF QUEENSBURY
AND NORTH QUEENSBURY RESCUE SQUAD, INC.
RESOLUTION NO.: 187,2022
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. George Ferone
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Timothy McNulty
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 Agreement with the North Queensbury Rescue Squad, Inc. expired
as of December 31, 2021, and
WHEREAS, in such Agreement the Town and the North Queensbury Rescue Squad, Inc.,
agreed that the terms and provisions of the existing Agreement may continue during the interim period
pending execution of a new Agreement, and
WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 118, 2022, the Town Board authorized a revised, new 2022
Emergency Ambulance Services Agreement between the Town of Queensbury and the Bay Ridge
Rescue Squad, Inc., effective April 1', 2022 through December 3Is, 2022, and
WHEREAS, the North Queensbury Volunteer Rescue Squad, Inc. and Bay Ridge Rescue
Squad, Inc. worked together and negotiated terms for a Paid Staffing and Collaboration Agreement
effective June 1', 2022 in order to improve public safety and have provided the Town Board with a
copy of such Paid Staffing and Collaboration Agreement, and
WHEREAS, the Town and the North Queensbury Rescue Squad, Inc. have negotiated terms
for an Agreement for general emergency ambulance services effective June 1, 2022 through December
31, 2022 and accordingly, in accordance with Town Law §184 and General Municipal Law §209(b),
on Monday, May 16t", 2022 the Town Board duly conducted a public hearing and heard all interested
persons concerning the proposed Agreement,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby approves the Agreement between the
Town of Queensbury and the North Queensbury Rescue Squad, Inc., for general emergency
ambulance services effective June 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 substantially in the form
presented at this meeting, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to
execute the Agreement and the Town Supervisor and/or Town Budget Officer to take such other and
further action necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
Duly adopted this 16t'day of May, 2022,by the following vote:
AYES: Mr. Strough, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Freer, Mr. Ferone, Mr. McNulty
NOES: None
ABSENT: None