TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Health and Human Services Agency
MEETING DATE: February 26, 2019
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Tammy Moss Chandler
PHONE:
463-7774
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Barbara Howe
PHONE:
472-2789
ITEM TYPE: Regular Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: 15 Mins
AGENDA TITLE:
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Discussion and Possible Action Including Adoption of Resolution Approving Creation of an Emergency Medical Care Committee to Serve and Act in an Advisory Capacity to the Local Emergency Medical Services Agency and the Board of Supervisors; Approval of Proposed By-Laws, Including Membership Composition, for the Emergency Medical Care Committee; and Direction to Staff to Work with the Clerk of the Board to Establish Membership Application Processes and Other Procedures as Needed
(Sponsor: Health and Human Services Agency)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Adopt Resolution approving creation of an Emergency Medical Care Committee to serve and act in an advisory capacity to the Local Emergency Medical Services Agency and the Board of Supervisors; approve proposed by-laws, including membership composition, for the Emergency Medical Care Committee; direct staff to work with the Clerk of the Board to establish membership application processes and other procedures as needed; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
July 27, 1982, Item 6(a); October 16, 2018, Item 5(j), presentation of draft Emergency Medical Care Committee by-laws.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
California Health & Safety Code (HSC) ? 1797.270 states "[a]n emergency medical care committee may be established in each county in this state." Although not an official committee of the Board of Supervisors, a large group of local stakeholders known as the Emergency Medical Care Committee (EMCC) has been meeting regularly for at least 20 years. Although by-laws were drafted by this stakeholder group in the late 1990's and early 2000's, the group never formalized ...
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