RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief to execute the Advanced Life Support (ALS) First Responder Contract with Contra Costa Emergency Medical Services Agency providing revenues to the Fire District in an amount not to exceed $5,376,369 to provide pre-hospital emergency medical first responder services, for the period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The contract provides Measure H funding of approximately $5.3 million over three fiscal years. There are costs associated with implementing certain programs and contractual requirements associated with this agreement, such as training programs, quality improvement oversight, and contract compliance. While some of these programs are current and already included in the District budget, others will be new expenses needed to comply with the full requirements of the agreement. A consultant will need to be engaged in order to meet the requirement of establishing EMS response time standards within the first twelve months of the agreement; this is not a cost currently accounted for in the FY 2022/23 budget.
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