Town of Canaan (population 1710)
Name of service/government operation: Chatham Rescue Squad - Ambulance
Form of sharing: Regional Ambulance Service - Individual Town Contracts - Share of Expenses based on population and number of calls
Services affected: Ambulance
Year started: 2010
Partners: Towns of Chatham, Ghent, Canaan, Austerlitz, New Lebanon
Primary goal(s)/motivation(s): improve service - reduce costs
What planning process preceded the sharing? budgets, forecasts, interviews
What governance structures and/or agreements are required to maintain this agreement? Payment formula - population and calls
Benefits: ALS -2 service not BLS, multiple ambulances - improved response times
Impact on budget: -15,000 in expense
Impact on service: improved quality and response time