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C.114

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	July 10, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contra Costa EMS Survivors’ Reunion Luncheon 2018

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/10/2018

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Patricia Frost, 925-646-4690
cc:	Tasha Scott Marcy Wilhelm Patricia Weisinger

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: July 10, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE the Health Services Department Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Division to host the County’s third annual Survivors’ Reunion Luncheon on October 24, 2018, which will require EMS agency staff time and County resources in an amount not to exceed $2,550 for expenses related to hosting the event.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The event expenses will be funded by donations and staff time is budgeted in EMS for coordinating community outreach, awareness and support. There is no impact to the Country General Fund. The EMS budget is supported by court fines.

BACKGROUND:

The Contra Costa County’s Survivors’ Reunion Luncheon will reunite individuals who experienced near-fatal life events within the past year with the County’s 9-1-1 dispatchers, first responders (police, fire, EMTs, paramedics and dispatchers), medical professionals (physicians, physicians assistants, nurse practitioners and nurses) and the community bystanders who contributed to saving each of their respective lives. During the luncheon, survivors will be reunited with their rescuers for the first time. This event will recognize the County’s emergency medical services system, 9-1-1 dispatchers, and first responders who go above and beyond each day to save and improve the lives of others.

Per Administrative Bulletin 114, the EMS Division is requesting authorization from the Board of Supervisors to use County resources, including employees, to host the third-annual Survivors' Reunion Luncheon on October 24, 2018.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

By not approving this annual event, EMS System responders and those whose lives were saved by the provider’s heroic efforts would not be recognized. Community awareness of outstanding efforts of EMS system service would not be recognized by our community leaders and key stakeholders.