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16. "Regional medical advisory committee" means a group of five or more physicians, and one or more non-voting individuals representative of each of the following: hospitals, basic life support providers, advanced life support providers and emergency medical services training sponsor medical directors approved by the affected regional emergency medical services councils.

17. "Advanced life support first response service" means an organization which provides advanced life support care, but does not transport patients.

18. "EMS program agency" means a not-for-profit corporation or municipality designated by the state council and approved by the affected regional council or councils to facilitate the development and operation of an emergency medical services system within a region as directed by the regional council under this article.

19. "Operator" means any person who by reason of a direct or indirect ownership interest (whether of record or beneficial) has the ability, acting either alone or in concert with others with ownership interests, to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of an ambulance service or advanced life support first response service.

20. "Mutual aid agreement" means a written agreement, entered into by two or more ambulance services or advanced life support first response services possessing valid ambulance service or advanced life support first response service certificates or statements of registration, for the organized, coordinated, and cooperative reciprocal mobilization of personnel, equipment, services, or facilities for back-up or support upon request as required pursuant to a written mutual aid plan. An ambulance service and advanced life support first response service may participate in one or more mutual aid agreements.

21. "Primary territory" means the geographic area or subdivisions listed on an ambulance service certificate or statement of registration within which the ambulance service may receive patients for transport.

Quoted from AVON

They receive a fresh stay of execution by the next administration looking to buy votes silly!  

Quoted from bumblethru

this was a win-win for all involved.

the paramedics got the boot.

the powers that be got a healthy raise.

rems got the contract.

Quoted from gadfly

And a lose-lose for the rest of the Town............shame on Nicki.....she had a golden opportunity to end this nightmare once and for all....to
do the right thing.....but she was just too consumed with her own vengeance on Harry.....she blames him for her defeat....so she stiffed
the entire Town for years to come for the satisfaction of opposing Harry and only Harry for one night.....incredibly selfish and irresponsible
on her part...........

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Scare tactics a success for Rotterdam GOP
I feel it necessary to clarify the issue with REMS [Rotterdam Emergency Services].

The Republican Party, through the leadership of Chairwoman Tracy Donovan, sent out a mass mailing and made a robo call on Election Day in an effort to scare the citizens of Rotterdam, especially the elderly. Both the mailing and telephone calls were patent lies as they urged voters to vote Row “B” (the Republican Party) to save REMS. They even had the gall to imply that if the Republicans were not voted in, no one would come when Rotterdam residents called 911.

As a result, all Democrat-endorsed candidates lost. The Republicans’ behavior in the 2013 election was absurd and offensive. Joe Villano, Rick Larmour and Larry Lamora (the Republicans who won as a result of these scare tactics) had nothing to do with saving REMS. In fact, current board members Bob Godlewski, Nicki DiLeva and Mike Viscusi, none of whom are Republican, saved REMS!

Rotterdam lost a lot of good people and are stuck with three liars who intimidated the Rotterdam voters to victory.

Shame on you, Rotterdam Republicans!

Sheila Schaninger

Rotterdam

The writer is a member of the Rotterdam Democratic Committee.

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Stan WilgockiYou're probably from Rotterdam if you remember...
Submitted by response to todays letter in the Daily Gazette from the TOR Dem Committee person! UNBELIEVABLE!

I’d like to take an opportunity to respond to a recent letter in the Daily Gazette titled “Scare Tactics a Success for Rotterdam GOP” written by Sheila Schaninger. The letter highlights the recent issue of the Rotterdam EMS contract and the election in the town that followed the decision by two members of the board to disband the paramedic program and in turn attempt to rid the town of REMS as well. Ms. Schaninger places the blame of the election results on the hands of the GOP for “scare tactics” instead of where it really belongs, with Mr. Buffardi, and Mr. Calder! The ill planned attack on the towns paramedic program and REMS was the straw that broke the camels back with residents. While I have sympathy for Ms. DeLeva I feel she was thrown under the bus and made to be the sacrificial lamb of a plan derived by Mr. Calder to take care of his son in law and grand daughter who both work for Mohawk Ambulance service over what the residents who elected them wanted. While Mr. Buffardi & Mr. Calder made baseless claims of vandalism by REMS employees and residents, and called the action of REMS supports “stupid” and “A dis-service to themselves” they themselves used all their scare tactics, and intimidation skills to silence people while using town employees to dig up dirt on REMS. It wasn’t Mr. Villano, and Mr. Lamour who broke the NYS Municipal Law by allowing Mohawk to occupy and work out of the Senior Citizen Center at taxpayers expense, all the while filling Mr. McPartland’s(Mohawk Ambulance service owner) pockets, it was Mr. Buffardi, and Mr. Calder. All done behind the town boards back, without approval, and under the usual “Rotterdam cloak of secrecy”. While they brought shame upon themselves and the Rotterdam Democratic party, the residents along with the bi-partisan support of Mr. Villano (R), Mr. Lamour (R), and Assemblyman Santabarbara(D) fought to keep the residents voice heard, and secure their future and health safety by ensuring the service of REMS. If there is any finger pointing by the town democrats, it should be right at them selves. The town will do well being served by men and women who remember that they serve the residents, and not their own personal agendas. There is more than enough shame to go around in the most recent disgusting display of politics in Rotterdam, all Ms. Schaninger needs to do is pick up her share!

Stan Wilgocki
The writer is a former Rotterdam Police Department Paramedic & REMS Paramedic

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While they brought shame upon themselves and the Rotterdam Democratic party,

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But didn't the democratic chair tj hooker back rems from a few years ago? If that still holds true today....this will not hurt the dem party....just the 2 that sit in ROTTENdams town hall.

AGAIN.....more than this.....what happened to the self imposed raises????? NOW THAT IS WHERE THE SHAME COMES INTO PLAY!!

THAT is what should bury the dem/cop party.....IF ROTTENdamians EVER smarten up! (hopeful thinking, huh?)