They’ve already answered ore than 456 calls so far this year, purchased a new vehicle and moved into their own building in the 400 block of Locust Street.
At Monday’s borough council meeting, the QRS was asking council for some help. However, they almost got a cold shoulder from borough council.
QRS Executive Director Frank Splain was seeking help from the council by paying the service’s general vehicle liability insurance. Splain at presented the proposal to council’s finance committee last month.
Splain explained Monday night that since the inception of the QRS back in 2003, the organization has spent $23,996 in insurance fees. The QRS was asking council to pay six months of its current policy of $918. He also questioned if the borough could pay a year worth of the insurance costs.
“It is currently provided to the fire service,” Splain said.
“We are financially okay but a little stretched with the new building and new vehicle,” Splain said.
The executive director said with the borough helping out it would take some of the financial strain off the QRS.
But when it cane time for the council to vote on the proposal, they also explained money was tight for them as well. The expenditure was not budgeted, council said.
“We have a very tight budget this year,” said Kelly Murphy, chairman of the council’s finance committee.
The council was also concerned about two figures the QRS presented. One was for $1,315 and the second was for $918.
In the end, council by a 4-3 approved the QRS request.
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Remember when welfare Frank stated no tax money would be used to fund this?
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