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To: Board of Supervisors
From: William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date: January  20, 2015
The Seal of Contra Costa County, CA
Contra
Costa
County
Subject: Process for Seletion of Impartial Oberver for Ambulance Service Selection
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On:   01/20/2015
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes: See Addendum

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:
John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
Contact: Dorothy Sansoe, 925-335-1009
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED:     January  20, 2015
David Twa,
 
BY: , Deputy

 

RECOMMENDATION(S):

CONSIDER providing direction to the Emergency Medical Services Agency on the selection process to choose two individuals to serve as impartial observers during the selection of the County's emergency ambulance service provider.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Not applicable.

BACKGROUND:

On January 13, 2014 the Board considered approving the Final Emergency Ambulance Request for Proposals (RFP), directing the Emergency Medical Services Agency to submit the RFP to the California State EMS Authority and, upon State approval, release the RFP.  
  
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
    During the discussion on this topic, the Board determined that it would be beneficial to have two impartial observers involved in the service provider selection process. The Board of Supervisors is being requested to provide input into the process to be used to select these two individuals. Staff recommends considering the following:  
    1. Advertisements for interested parties will be placed on the County home page, on the Health Services Department website, in the local newspaper, e-mailed to all known parties who may have an interest and posted by the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in the same manner currently used for vacancies on advisory bodies.
    2. Interested applicants will submit a cover letter explaining their interest and a resume detailing their qualifications
    3. Applicants must be residents of Contra Costa County
    4. Applicants must have knowledge of and/or orientation with the EMS system in Contra Costa County
    5. Applicants may not be current County employees or employees, board members, or consultants of any potential bidder
    6. Applicants must be able to commit a minimum of three full days
    7. Application period will be open for a minimum of two weeks
      
    The candidates will be selected by a representative of the County Administrator, a representative of the EMS Agency and the Chair of the Executive Fire Chiefs or their designee, based on the candidates ability to meet the above criteria and their degree of knowledge of the County EMS System. In the event that no volunteers are available, the process will proceed with an observer provided by the County Administrator's Office.

    CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

    Direction will not be provided.
    CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

    Not applicable.
    CLERK'S ADDENDUM

    Speaker:  Willie Mims, East County NAACP.

    The Board provided the following direction: 

    Advertisements for interested parties will be placed on the County home page, on the Health Services Department website, in the local newspaper, e-mailed to all known parties who may have an interest and posted by the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors in the same manner currently used for vacancies on advisory bodies.

    Interested applicants will submit a cover letter explaining their interest and a resume detailing their qualifications Applicants must be residents of Contra Costa County Applicants may not be current or former County employees or employees, board members, or consultants of any potential bidder Applicants must be able to commit a minimum of three full days Application period will be open for a minimum of two weeks

    The Internal Operations Committee will receive the applications and forward recommendations to the Board of Supervisors within 30 days, based on the candidates ability to meet the above criteria and their degree of knowledge of the County EMS System. In the event that no volunteers are available, the process will proceed with an observer provided by the County Administrator's Office.

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