HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2016-R0062 - EMS Committee - 02/16/2016Resolu t ion No. 2 01 6 -R0062
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February 16, 20 16
RESOLUTION
WH EREAS, th e C ity Co unc il of the C ity of Lu b boc k de s ire s to d et ermine
w he the r the level of e m er gency medica l serv ices , inc ludin g ambula nce serv ice, a re
ade qua te to serve th e need s of the Lubbock community , an d w he th e r th ose serv ices co uld
be improved by utiliz ing th e same , ano ther , or additi o na l p rovider(s); an d
W HEREAS , th e C ity Council of the C ity of Lubbock now d esires t o a ppo int an
ad hoc co mmittee o f indi v iduals repre senting various segments of the local em e rge nc y
m edi ca l serv ic es prov id e r community and other a ppropri at e stake holde rs t o assis t the
C ity Co unc il in m a king th e a for e m e ntioned d e t erminati o n by s tud y in g th e re levant issues,
and re p o rtin g th e findin gs, conc lusions, and re comme nda ti on s, i f a ny , o f t he committee
ba ck in th e C ity Co uncil ; N OW, TH EREFORE:
BE IT R E S OLV E D BY TH E C ITY C O UNCI L O F TH E C ITY O F L U BBOC K :
I . THAT th e C ity Council of th e C it y o f Lubbock he re by creates a n ad hoc
E m e rgency Me di cal Ser vice A dv is ory C ommittee (th e "Committee") that s h a ll be
comprised o f thirteen (13) me mbe rs , w ith each re present ed e ntity selecting it s
re presentati ve( s ).
2. T H AT m em ber ship o n the Co mmittee s ha ll be compri sed a s fo ll ows:
a. T hree (3) m e mbe rs re presenting the Lubboc k Co unty Hospit a l
Di stri c t , one ( 1) of w hom sh a ll be a pr esent me mber of the
Lubboc k County H os pita l D is tri ct Board of Manage rs;
b . T hree (3) m e mbe rs re presentin g Coven a nt H ea lth Sys te m , o ne ( 1)
o f w ho m shall be a present me mbe r of th e Cov e nant H ealth Board
o f Dire ctors ;
c. Coun c ilma n J eff G ri ffith , w ho s ha ll serve as C ha irma n of th e
Committee ;
d . C o uncilw oman Karen Gibson;
e. O n e (l ) member of the Lubboc k Co unty Co mmi ssio ner s Court ;
r. The C it y o f Lubbock F ire C hi e f a nd a De puty F ire C hi e f to be
se lected by the F ire C hi ef;
g. One (1 ) member r e presenting th e Lubbock H eart Hos pital ; and
h . O n e ( 1) m e mbe r r e presenting Grace Hea lth S yste m .
3. THAT e very e ntity re presente d o n th e Committee s ha ll promptl y but no la te r
th a n Fe bru ary 19 , 20 16 n o ti fy in writing th e Committee c ha irm a n of th e re presentati ve
se lected fo r me mbe rs hip o n t he Committee.
4 . T HAT m eetings o f the C o mmittee s ha ll be he ld a t times and location s
esta bli she d by the C h a ir of th e Co mmittee , unle ss oth erwise de te rmine d b y a m aj ority
vote of th e Co mmittee. A s impl e m aj or ity s ha ll co n stitute a quorum , a nd a m aj o rit y vo te
of th e quorum s ha ll be re quired fo r a n y acti o n to be ta ke n b y th e Committee. A ll
mee tin gs a nd pro cedures sha ll be consi stent with th e po li c ies of th e C ity of Lubb oc k
c once rnin g a dv iso ry Co mmi ss ions and Bo ard s . The C it y Ma nage r of th e City o f
Lubb ock and the City Att orn ey of the C it y of Lu bbock , o r th e ir des ignees . s ha ll atte nd a ll
mee ti ngs of th e Co mmi ttee , a nd sha ll se rve as a reso urce to th e Co mmitt ee as requ es ted.
5. T HAT a ll Co mmitt ee memb ers shall se rve at th e pl eas ure of, and ma y be
remove d by, th e C ity Co un c il of th e C ity of Lubb oc k.
6. THAT th e Co mmi ttee shall study and re port bac k to th e C it y Co un c il , no later
than fo rt y-fi ve (4 5) days from the dat e of this Reso lution , a summ ary of any findin gs o r
co nc lu s ions reac hed, as we ll as a ny rec omm end ati o ns made , by th e Co mmittee rega rdin g
th e subj ect matt er studie d .
Passed by th e C it y Co un c il thi s --"-16"'-'t=h __ day of __ F_e_b_ru_r~ar'"'"'y ____ , 201 6.
ATTEST:
Vi cto r Hernand ez, C ity Councilman Di stri ct 1
Res .Amb u lance Ser vice St ud y Commi ttee
2.16.16