(A) The county’s Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board (EMS Advisory Board) shall be created.
(B) The purpose of the EMS Advisory Board shall be to review, advise, and make policy and operational and/or technical recommendations to the Board of Commissioners related to improving the delivery of Emergency Medical Services.
(C) The EMS Advisory Board will evaluate emergency medical service operations for the county with the primary purpose of assuring quality pre-hospital emergency medical care for the citizens for the unincorporated the county. The EMS Advisory Board members will serve at the pleasure of the Board of Commissioners.
(D) The EMS Advisory Board shall consist of nine voting members, to include one member of the Board of Commissioners, one member of the County Council; three current residents of the county who demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of EMS; one County Fire Department representative; one 911 dispatch representative; the EMS Medical Director; and one hospital representative (preferably the Emergency Room Manager).
(E) The EMS Advisory Board will operate under the attached Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board By-laws.
(Ord. 2020-2, passed 2-18-2020)