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Consent-Health & Human Services # 21.
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| Board of Supervisors |
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| Subject |
| Waive second reading and adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 6 of Title 4 of the Yolo County Code regarding the emergency and prehospital medical services system. (No general fund impact) (Larsen) |
| Recommended Action |
| Waive second reading and adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 6 of Title 4 of the Yolo County Code regarding the emergency and prehospital medical services system. |
| Strategic Plan Goal(s) |
Thriving Residents
Safe Communities |
| Reason for Recommended Action/Background |
The purpose of this agenda item is to update Chapter 6 of Title 4 of the Yolo County Code regarding the emergency and prehospital medical services system. The Yolo County Board of Supervisors reviewed this item for the first time on November 5, 2019, at which time they introduced, waived the first reading, accepted public comment (of which there was none), and continued the item to November 19, 2019.
Background
On December 4, 2012, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors approved withdrawal from the Sierra-Sacramento Valley Emergency Medical Services Agency, and further established a Local Emergency Medical Services Agency, called the Yolo County Emergency Medical Services Agency (YEMSA). Although the Board approved this action in 2012, the emergency and prehospital medical services system ordinance has not been updated to reflect the new structure. The ordinance was updated in 2013 to address some changes in definition, but no changes regarding the structure were made at that time.
The ordinance changes proposed in this agenda item will update ordinance language to reflect the establishment of YEMSA, as well as update the process for cortication of operation and renewals. These changes, combined with the Yolo County Emergency Medical Services Agency’s compliance standards, will help to ensure safe, high level and reliable ambulance services are provided to the residents of Yolo County. |
| Collaborations (including Board advisory groups and external partner agencies) |
| County Counsel approved the ordinance as to form. Additionally, the updated ordinance was shared with a range of stakeholders, including first responders, hospitals, emergency medical service providers, and emergency preparedness partners. Stakeholders were offered an opportunity to comment at a meeting of the Emergency Medical Care Committee (EMCC), and no objections were raised. |
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Explanation (Expenditure and/or Revenue) |
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| There is no fiscal impact associated with this item. |
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