HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 02082011 - SD.10RECOMMENDATION(S):
Authorize the Emergency Medical Services Director to waive any penalty or reduction in payment to fire districts and
municipalities providing paramedic first response that would otherwise result from permanent or temporary
elimination of a paramedic engine so long as paramedic first response service continues to be provided using other
paramedic engines for fiscal years 2010-11 and 2011-12.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Payments made pursuant to this recommendation will be from currently budgeted funds in County Service Area
EM-1 (Measure H) and will have no impact on the General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
Payments of $30,000 per paramedic engine are made to fire services from County Service Area EM-1 (Measure H)
funds to help offset the costs to participating fire districts and municipalities of providing paramedic first response.
These payments are in accordance with a plan approved by the Board of Supervisors on May 18, 2004 and
subsequently incorporated into written agreements with those
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD
COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 02/08/2011 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYES 5 NOES ____
ABSENT ____ ABSTAIN ____
RECUSE ____
Contact: Art Lathrop, 646-4690
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of
the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: February 8, 2011
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: Tasha Scott, Barbara Borbon, Juliene Latteri
SD.10
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:February 8, 2011
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Continuation of Fire Service Paramedic Payments
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
entities implementing paramedic engines. These include the Cities of El Cerrito and Pinole, and Contra Costa
County, Moraga-Orinda, and Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection Districts. Each agreement contains provision for
reduction of the $30,000/engine annual subsidy for periods during which a specified engine is not paramedic staffed.
This recommendation will continue subsidies in effect without reduction for those fire services that reduce engine
services through station closure or “brown-out” so long as paramedic first response is provided throughout the
respective jurisdiction using available paramedic engines.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Those fire jurisdictions forced to curtail fire engine services due to budget restraints will loose a portion of the CSA
EM-1 (Measure H) subsidy for paramedic first responder service.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
No impact.