| County |
Town of Andover |
| Contact person |
Karl Graves, Supervisor, 716-268-9200 |
| Case descriptions |
Case 1: Town Ownership of Ambulances |
| Forms of restructuring |
privatization |
| Specific services affected |
ambulance service |
| Year started |
1995 |
| Partners |
the town; Village of Andover; Fire Dept. Assoc., Inc, |
| Primary goal |
re-alignment of liability through ownership and operation |
| Barriers |
how to transfer assets (two expensive ambulances) over to the volunteer fire dept. legally |
| Benefits |
lines of liability for ownership defined; firemen took renewed interest in equipment, replaced with newer (better) at little or no cost to taxpayers |
| Impact on budget |
minimal to zero |
| Impact on labor |
all volunteer |
| Key contact |
Karl Graves, Town Sup., 716-268-9200 |
