Chris Thomas's 12/14/09 Resolution

(this was passed right after getting the above letter from Supervisor elect Roxanne Marino)

Resolution to Create a Municipally Controlled

Fee-for-Service EMS Company.

The following resolution was offered by Trustee Thomas, who moved its adoption, seconded by Trustee Hart, to‑wit:

Whereas, an increase in EMS paid personnel, escalating costs of EMS service, and historic financial uncertainty has caused the Village of Trumansburg to seek methods to reduce the tax burden for EMS ambulance service;

Whereas, fee-for-service has been identified as a viable and legal solution, as researched and determined by Village attorneys, to these escalating costs;

Whereas, the Village of Trumansburg has investigated various options that minimize cost and maximize provision and quality of service and has determined that a municipally controlled fee-for-service EMS ambulance service is in the best interest of the citizens and residents of the Trumansburg Fire District;

Whereas, such a system will require that current EMS ambulance services be legally separated from the Trumansburg Fire Department such that a new nonprofit company will be formed for the purposes of providing EMS ambulance services to the Trumansburg Fire District;

Whereas, a newly established EMS ambulance service will continue to reside in and operate from its existing location within the Trumansburg Fire Department;

Whereas, a fee-for-service EMS ambulance service will take the form of an insurance only service for the purposes of protecting the most vulnerable patients within our fire district, those who lack any form of insurance coverage;

Therefore, be it resolved that the Village of Trumansburg shall move forward in good faith to establish any and all requirements, policies and procedures necessary to adopt a fee-for-service EMS ambulance service with a target inception date of June 1, 2010.

I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE TRUMANSBURG VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT ITS REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF FEBRUARY.

WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL OF SAID VILLAGE THIS FIFTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER, TWO THOUSAND NINE.

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Tammy J. Morse

Village Clerk

VOTE:

Thomas	Aye
Hart	Aye
Hrubos	Aye
Petrovic	Aye
Nottke	Nay