(a) Appointment. The members of the EMCC shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors. The members of the EMCC serve at the pleasure of the Board of Supervisors. The EMCC shall consist of the following:
(1) An emergency department physician or trauma surgeon from an ICEMA designated Level I Trauma Hospital. A Level I Trauma Hospital shall not appoint the same specialty (i.e., emergency physician or trauma physician) as a Level II Trauma Hospital.
(2) An emergency department physician or trauma surgeon from an ICEMA designated Level II Trauma Hospital. A Level II Trauma Hospital shall not appoint the same specialty (i.e., emergency physician or trauma physician) as a Level I Trauma Hospital.
(3) A licensed registered nurse with a minimum of three (3) years’ experience in an emergency department located in San Bernardino County and currently certified as an ICEMA Mobile Intensive Care Nurse.
(4) A fire chief with a minimum of three (3) years’ experience at a Chief Officer level within San Bernardino County.
(5) A private ambulance provider with a minimum of three (3) years’ experience providing ambulance service within San Bernardino County.
(6) A representative of an approved EMT-P training program located within San Bernardino County with a minimum of three (3) years’ teaching experience in EMS.
(7) A hospital administrator currently employed by a hospital located within San Bernardino County with a minimum of three (3) years’ related experience.
(8) A physician with a minimum of three (3) years’ practicing experience in a basic emergency department (non-trauma) located within San Bernardino County.
(9) A city manager, deputy city manager, or assistant city manager, located within San Bernardino County with a minimum of three (3) years’ experience.
(10) A representative of a permitted/authorized air ambulance provider with a minimum of three (3) years’ experience providing air ambulance service within San Bernardino County.
(11) A law enforcement representative with a minimum of three (3) years’ experience, currently providing service within San Bernardino County.
(12) A representative currently assigned to emergency medical dispatching in a secondary Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) providing service within San Bernardino County with a minimum of (3) three years’ related experience.
(13) A consumer advocate who has resided in San Bernardino County a minimum of three (3) years.
(14) A licensed, ICEMA accredited field emergency medical technicianparamedic, currently functioning within the San Bernardino County pre-hospital care setting, with a minimum of three (3) years’ experience in the private sector.
(15) A licensed, ICEMA accredited field emergency medical technicianparamedic, currently functioning within the San Bernardino County pre-hospital care setting, with a minimum of three (3) years’ experience in the public sector.
(b) Voting. Each member of the EMCC shall have one vote. A majority vote with a quorum in attendance shall be required to take action on a matter before the EMCC. The establishment of a quorum will be determined as specified in the EMCC By-laws.
(c) Election of a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson. A Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson shall be elected annually from the voting members of the EMCC at the first meeting of each calendar year by a simple majority of the EMCC members present. The Vice-Chairperson shall assume the responsibilities of the Chairperson in his or her absence.
(d) Term of Appointment. Appointment shall be for four years. Terms shall expire on January 31 of the appropriate years and subsequent new terms shall begin February 1 of that year. The terms shall be staggered so that no more than two-thirds of the terms of the total number of members of the EMCC shall expire in any one-year period. Committee members shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Supervisors and may be removed from the EMCC at any time only by the Board of Supervisors.
(e) Staff Support. The ICEMA shall provide staff support to the EMCC.
(Ord. 3495, passed - -1992; Am. Ord. ICEMA 11-01, passed - -2011)