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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, approve the following appointments to the Pinellas County EMS Advisory Council for two-year terms ending in December 2018:
- Chief Tom Jamison as Pinellas County Fire Chiefs’ Association representative
- Chief Joe Accetta as Pinellas County Fire Chiefs’ Association alternate representative
- Chief Scott Ehlers as City of Clearwater Fire Chief representative
- Chief Anthony Tedesco as City of Clearwater Fire Chief alternate representative
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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
Deliver First Class Services to the Public and Our Customers
5.3 Ensure effective and efficient delivery of county services and support
Summary:
In accordance with Section 3.1, EMS Advisory Council bylaws, Chief Jamison, Chief Accetta, Chief Ehlers and Chief Tedesco have been nominated by their agencies to serve a two-year term 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:
Craig A. Hare, Director, EMS & Fire Administration
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:
EMS Advisory Council Roster
Letter of Nomination - Pinellas County Fire Chiefs’ Association
Chief Jamison’s Bio
Chief Accetta’s Resume
Chief Ehlers’s Resume
Chief Tedesco’s Resume
EMS Advisory Council Bylaws