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Receive a presentation on the Solano Emergency Medical Services Cooperative (SEMSC) Joint Powers Agency (JPA) and consider providing direction to staff on the next steps regarding the SEMSC JPA and County Governance of Emergency Medical Services and designation as the Local Emergency Medical Services Agency (LEMSA)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The County Administrator recommends that the Board of Supervisors receive a presentation on the Solano Emergency Medical Services Cooperative (SEMSC) Joint Powers Agency (JPA) and consider providing direction to staff on the next steps regarding the SEMSC JPA and County Governance of Emergency Medical Services and designation as the Local Emergency Medical Services Agency (LEMSA).
SUMMARY:
The Solano County Emergency Medical Services Cooperative (SEMSC) Joint Powers Authority (JPA) was originally formed in 1996 and later amended in 2003. Members included the County, all the cities within the County with the exception of Vacaville, the city of Isleton, and the fire districts in the unincorporated areas. Its purpose was a creative long-range solution for emergency ambulance service throughout the county by collaborating with JPA members. This Board also formally designated the JPA as the local Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Agency pursuant to Health & Safety Code ?1797.200, thereby, sharing the authority and responsibility of the Agency with the JPA members. The SEMSC Joint Powers Agreement was amended in 2003 to address certain technical issues as well as to remove the City of Vacaville and the Dixon Fire Protection District (FPD) since Vacaville's ambulance service had been given authority to continue operating under Health & Safety Code ?1797.201 and Dixon FPD operated under a contract with the City of Dixon.
In October 2024, SEMSC adopted Policy 1900 establishing contracting procedures for ambulance pr...
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