(A) The Emergency Medical Services Department Head shall have such powers and authority and shall perform such duties as are provided by this Code and by state law. The general duties hereunder are, at the direction of the City Administrator, to command the Department and control the property, implements and apparatus used by the department.
(B) The Emergency Medical Services Department Head shall:
(1) Have the immediate superintendence of all pre-hospital emergency medical service providers;
(2) Develop merit-based standards, subject to the approval of the City Council, for all volunteer positions within the Department to ensure the ability to perform the essential functions of the position.;
(3) Establish and regularly update, in cooperation with the City's Physician Medical Director, rules and regulations for qualification as a volunteer member of the Department. Each member of the Emergency Medical Services Department shall be furnished with a copy of the rules and regulations and sign an acknowledgment of the receipt thereof, and shall thereafter comply with said rules and regulations in the Emergency Medical Services Department Head's management of the Emergency Medical Services Department;
(4) Make recommendations to the City Administrator for hiring and removal of additional paid staff;
(5) Maintain the Emergency Medical Services Department in a state of readiness to promptly respond to any emergency, manmade or natural disaster, traffic or other accident, or other calls for service or assistance;
(6) Ensure that the emergency medical service providers are competent and maintain currency with their level of licensing, and that they are well-informed and trained in the modern methods of emergency medical services;
(7) Ensure that the Emergency Medical Services Department provides community relations programs from time to time as are necessary or appropriate to develop or maintain positive relationships between the Emergency Medical Services Department and the community (particularly partners like the Saunders Medical Center);
(8) Execute orders of the City Administrator;
(9) Cause the repair, improvement or maintenance of the equipment and personally supervise and approve of the same;
(10) Report to the City Council at regularly scheduled meetings each year;
(11) Each year cause to be filed with the City Clerk and the Clerk of the District Court of Saunders County a certified copy of the rolls of all members in good standing in their respective companies in order to obtain the exemptions provided by law;
(12) Review and recommend approval of all expenditures of the Emergency Medical Services Department;
(13) Keep, or cause to be kept, in books for these purposes, a record of all meetings of the Emergency Medical Services Department; an attendance record of all members at said meetings; a record of all training sessions and a list of attendees; a record of all calls which shall include the name of the party transported, the location of the place where the squad responded, the address and location where the party was taken, why such transportation was needed all other information the Department Head deems relevant and necessary for the good and protection of the Department and the City; a full report of all transactions of the department; a detailed report of all complaints against members and the judgment of the Emergency Medical Services Department Head thereupon; and such other books and records as the Emergency Medical Services Department Head deems necessary and advisable to keep related to the business of the department, all of which shall be placed on file with the City Clerk on a monthly basis;
(14) Examine and investigate charges against any member of the Emergency Medical Services Department and request the assistance of law enforcement in the investigation;
(15) Establish an advisory committee of volunteers from the Emergency Medical Services Department to offer insight and recommendation to the Department Head pertaining to issues involving the Department with this committee serving the dual purpose of providing a way for volunteers to express concerns they may have relating to the Department and/or city.
(Ord. 2219, passed 8-25-16)
Statutory reference:
Emergency Medical Services Practice Act, see Neb. RS 38-1201 et. seq.