Subject:
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Appointments to the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council.
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Sitting as the Pinellas County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Authority, approval of the appointments of Captain Michael Leiner and Captain Brian Browne as Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office primary and alternate representatives, respectively, on the Pinellas County EMS Advisory Council.
Two-year term ending December 2017.
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Strategic Plan:
Ensure Public Health, Safety, and Welfare
2.1 Provide planning, coordination, prevention and protective services to ensure a safe and secure community.
Summary:
Captain Leiner and Captain Browne have been nominated by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office to serve two-year terms on the EMS Advisory Council.
Background Information:
The Pinellas County EMS Advisory Council was created by Chapter 80-585, Laws of Florida, and is made up of 24 members that constitute a broad spectrum of county representation.
It is the responsibility of the council to evaluate the county’s EMS system from a qualitative point of view, to review the operation of EMS on a countywide basis, to review and evaluate studies commissioned by the EMS Authority upon the Authority’s request, to make recommendations to the EMS Authority on needs, problems and opportunities relating to EMS and to carry out such other duties as may be required to ensure the delivery of good countywide EMS at a reasonable cost.
Fiscal Impact:
N/A
Staff Member Responsible:
Michael Cooksey, Director, Safety and Emergency Services
Partners:
The Pinellas County EMS Advisory Council membership is comprised of citizen representatives and officials representing the Mayors’ Council, the City of Clearwater Fire & Rescue, the City of St. Petersburg Fire & Rescue, the Pinellas County Fire Chiefs’ Association, the Pinellas Advanced Life Support Providers Association, Sunstar Paramedics, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, St. Petersburg College, the Pinellas County Health Department, the Emergency Nurses’ Association, the Pinellas County Medical Association, the Pinellas County Osteopathic Medical Society and the Independent Fire Districts.
Attachments:
Attachment 1 - EMS Advisory Council Roster
Attachment 2 - Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Nomination Letter
Attachment 3 - Bio for Capt. Michael Leiner
Attachment 4 - Bio for Capt. Brian Browne
Attachment 5 - EMS Advisory Council Bylaws