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TOWN OF WAPPINGER
SUPERVISOR
JOSEPH RUGGIERO
TOWN COUNCIL
VINCENT BETTINA
MAUREEN McCARTHY
JOSEPH P. PAOLONI
ROBERT L. VALDATI
SUPERVISOR'S OFFICE
20 MIDDLEBUSH ROAD
WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY 12590-0324
(845) 297-2744
FAX: (845) 297-4558
January 15,2004
Hon. Gloria Morse, Town Clerk
Town of Wappinger
20 Middlebush Road
Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
Re:
Town of Wappinger
Executive Order No. 2004-3
Dear Mrs. Morse:
As Town of Wappinger Supervisor, I have issued Executive Order No. 2004-3.
Enclosed please find a copy for your records.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact my office at (845) 297-2744.
Thank you for your help in this matter.
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TOWN OF WAPPINGER
SUPERVISOR
JOSEPH RUGGIERO
TOWN COUNCIL
VINCENT BETTINA
MAUREEN McCARTHY
JOSEPH P. PAOLONI
ROBERT L. VALDATI
SUPERVISOR'S OFFICE
20 MIDDLEBUSH ROAD
WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY 12590-0324
(845) 297-2744
FAX: (845) 297-4558
TOWN OF WAPPINGER
Executive Order No. 2004-3
WHEREAS, the Town of Wappinger (hereinafter referred to as "Town") has entered
into an Agreement with Alamo Ambulance Service, Inc. (hereinafter reterred to as "Alamo") to
provide ambulance service to the Wappinger Ambulance District pursuant to written Contract
dated July 19, 2003; and
WHEREAS, the Contract required that three (3) ambulances and crews capable of
providing Advance Life Support care (hereinafter referred to as "ALS") were to be dedicated to
the ambulance and emergency health services needs for the residents ofthe Town of Wappinger,
and, in addition, established certain performance criteria to be met by Alamo when providing
such ambulance services and emergency health issues; and
WHEREAS, numerous complaints have been reported to me regarding instances in
which Alamo failed to perform in accordance with the performance criteria set forth in the
Contract, said complaints having come from the officers of the three Fire Districts serving the
Town, Hughsonville Fire District, Chelsea Fire District and New Hackensack Fire District, as
well as individual complaints from several residents; and
WHEREAS, it appears that Alamo has not provided three (3) dedicated ambulances and
crews for the services to be rendered to the Wappinger Ambulance District as set forth in the
Contract; and
WHEREAS, as a result of Alamo's failure or inability to supply the three (3) dedicated
ambulances and crews to the Wappinger Ambulance District, on numerous occasions, Alamo's
response time to an incident far exceeded the performance criteria set forth in the Contract.
THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH RUGGIERO, SUPERVISOR OF THE TOWN OF
WAPPINGER, under the powers granted to me by the State of New York in Article 2-B 924 of
Executive Law of the State of New York, do hereby declare that a State of Emergency exists in
the Town of Wappinger with respect to the health and safety of any sick or injured persons found
within the boundaries of the Wappinger Ambulance District;
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AND PURSUANT TO EXECUTIVE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, I,
JOSEPH RUGGIERO, SUPERVISOR OF THE TOWN OF WAPPINGER, hereby issue the
following Executive Order:
1. The recitations above set forth are incorporated in this Executive Order as if fully
set forth and recited herein.
2. I hereby authorize the Dutchess County Department of Emergency Response (9-
1-1) to dispatch METRO-CARE Ambulance Group or another ALS ambulance and crew, either
publicly or privately owned, if Alamo does not or is unable to dispatch an ALS ambulance and
crew within five (5) minutes of an incident being reported requiring an ambulance or emergency
medical care.
3. This Executive Order is effective immediately, and shall remain in effect for a
period of five days or until rescinded or extended as Circ2stan~tate.
JOSE RUGGIERO, Su sor
Town of Wappinger, New York
January 15,2004
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