PLACEMENT: Consent
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EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ADVISORY COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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The Board is asked to confirm appointments to the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council.
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DEPARTMENT: Administration
PREPARED BY: Name: Donna Gordon
Title: Administrative Services Program Coordinator
REQUESTED BY: Danielle Hinote, Records Mgmt. Coord, Fire Rescue Division
PRESET:
PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
Section 87.114 “Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council” General Ordinances, Martin County Code, provides, “There is hereby created the Martin County Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council. The Council may make recommendations regarding delivery of Emergency Medical Services in Martin County to the Board of County Commissioners. The meetings, powers and duties and membership of such council shall be provided for by resolution of the Board of County Commissioners.”
The membership shall consist of the following: a representative from the Fire Rescue Department, the Martin County Medical Director, a representative from Emergency Room Physicians on staff at a Martin County hospital, a representative from the Martin County Sheriff's Office, a representative of the following municipalities: City of Stuart, Town of Jupiter Island, Town of Sewall's Point, and the Village of Indiantown, a representative from the education community, and a lay-person representative to be appointed by the Board of County Commissioners.
Representatives of the following entities may serve as Ex-Officio members without a vote on the Council: Florida Highway Patrol, Martin County Health Department, any emergency service providers holding a Martin County certificate of public convenience and necessity, a representative from the Martin County Chapter of the American Red Cross, a representative from a Skilled Nursing Facility located in Martin County.
Attached is Resolution No. 20-12.2 which changes the Bylaws of the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council.
All of the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council members’ terms will expire on February 25, 2025 except for the Village of Indiantown representative which has been expired. The Fire Rescue Division Staff advised all the members that their terms will expire on February 25, 2025. The agencies were asked to appoint members to the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council.
Administration Staff advised L. James Levine (the Lay-Person - Non-Emergency Transportation representative) that his term will expire on February 25, 2025, and he was provided an Application for Appointment to complete and return if so desired.
The Lay-Person representative is the only position the Administration Staff solicites. An Information Release soliciting applicants was emailed via Constant Contact to the Outreach Martin and Local Media which includes local Chambers of Commerce, local businesses, and citizens. The Information Release was also posted to the County’s web page under News.
The Administration staff will advise all the members of the Commission’s decision which will include Sunshine Law information. A Chair letter and Certificate of Appreciation will be mailed to L. James Levine (out-going Lay-Person). The Chair will sign the letter and certificate.
ISSUES:
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LEGAL SUFFICIENCY REVIEW:
To the extent this item contains legal issues; it has been reviewed for legal sufficiency, though it is primarily a matter of Board policy.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION
1. Move that the Board confirm the following members’ terms on the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council for terms to begin February 26, 2025 and end February 25, 2027.
Christopher Kammel - Martin County Fire Rescue Department
Donald Wood - Martin County Medical Director
Brett Clarke - Emergency Room Physicians Representative
John Bray - Education Community Representative
George Sumner - City of Stuart
Jonathan Huneycutt - City of Stuart alternate
Tina Ciechanowski - Town of Sewall’s Point
Christopher Wade - Town of Sewall’s Point alternate
2. Move that the Board authorize the Chair to sign the Resolution of Appointment and letter and certificate for Mr. Levine.
ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Pull this item from the Consent Agenda and direct staff accordingly.
FISCAL IMPACT:
RECOMMENDATION
None
ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
None
DOCUMENT(S) REQUIRING ACTION:
☐Budget Transfer / Amendment ☒ Chair Letter ☐Contract / Agreement
☐Grant / Application ☐Notice ☐Ordinance ☒Resolution
☐Other: