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118.2012 WGFEMS payment RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ADVANCE PAYMENTS TO WEST GLENS FALLS EMERGENCY SQUAD, INC. RESOLUTION NO.: 118,2012 INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Tim Brewer WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION SECONDED BY: Mr. John Strough 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., in accordance with Agreements between each Rescue/Emergency Squad and the Town, and WHEREAS, the Town's Agreement with the West Glens Falls Emergency Squad, Inc. (Squad) expired on December 31, 2011, and WHEREAS, in such Agreement the Town and Squad agreed that the terms and provisions of the existing agreements may continue during the interim period pending execution of a new Agreement, and WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 54,2012, the Town Board authorized payment vouchers constituting 1/12th of the 2011 Contract Amount for January and February to the Squad under the current Agreement, which payments constituted advance payments on the new general emergency ambulance services 2012 Agreement, and WHEREAS, by Resolution No.: 93,2012, the Town Board again authorized payment vouchers constituting 1/12th of the 2011 Contract Amount for March to the Squad under the current Agreement, and WHEREAS, the Town and Squad have not yet agreed upon terms for a new general emergency ambulance services 2012 Agreement, and WHEREAS, the Squad may face cash flow shortages before a new Agreement may be executed and therefore the Town Board wishes to again authorize advance payments under the current Agreement, which after a new Agreement may be entered into, will constitute advance payments on the 2012 agreement to the Squad, such advances to be deducted from contract payments to be paid after the 2012 contract is ratified, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes the Town Supervisor to approve payment vouchers for 1/12h of the 2012 Contract Amount(s) during April to the West Glens Falls Emergency Squad (Squad)under the current Agreement, which payments will constitute advance payments on the new general emergency ambulance services 2012 Agreement if such Agreement is entered into, with the further understanding that the Town shall also approve payment vouchers for 1/12d`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 Agreement and take such other and further action as may be necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution. Duly adopted this 2nd day of April, 2012, by the following vote: AYES Mr. Brewer, Mr. Stec, Mr. Metivier, Mr. Montesi, Mr. Strough NOES None ABSENT: None 2