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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
RESOLUTION NO. R-95- V
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA SELECTING AN OPTION
REGARDING THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the City has been advised that the Broward County Commission
contemplates taking action on ALS/EMS alternatives on May 9, 1995; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tamarac needs to select how it proposes to proceed; and
WHEREAS, the following are the alternatives:
Option #1: The City continue as it is today, taking no action until September,
1995. At that time the City must advise the County if the City intends to (A) proceed
independently by providing its own ALS/Transport System or (B) join the County MSBU
(which means the City will be ALS First Responder, only). The effective date to begin
either service is October 1, 1996.
Option #2: (A) The City requests the County Commission on May 9 to give the
City a Class 8 Certificate of Need (CON) effective as soon as possible and no later than
May 31, 1995. This permits the City to provide ALS First Responder with existing City fire
equipment/personnel and therefore receive the approximately $65,000 that will be
available to each engine for cities that select this option. The funds are to equip existing
City equipment/personnel to meet ALS standards. If this selection is made, the City still
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must select from two alternatives for the future, either of which must begin October 1,
1996: (B) to provide an independent ALS/Transport System (Class 1 CON) or (C) join the
County MSBU (which means that the City will provide ALS First Responder Service). If the
City elects to proceed immediately with the ALS First Responder option, the County will
permit the County Director of EMS and City Fire Chief to negotiate how and when the City
will provide the ALS First Responder Service. (At the present time the City does not have
enough personnel trained to provide ALS First Responder on all shifts, all the time.)
Option #3: The County has advertised an ordinance and may be prepared to give
the City a Class 1 Certificate of Need on May 9, thereby permitting the City to proceed to
provide an independent ALS/Transport System effective October 1, 1996. The City can
request the Class 8 CON to be effective October 1, 1995 and simultaneously request the
Class 1 CON to be effective October 1, 1996.
WHEREAS, it is the recommendation of the Fire Chief and City Manager that Option
2A be selected and that the City Commission request the CON Class 8 to be effective
October 1, 1995 or earlier, if possible; and
WHEREAS, it is the recommendation of the Fire Chief and City Manager that the
City Commission request the County Commission to table the City's request for a Class
1 CON until further notice.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: That the foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are hereby ratified and
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confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this Resolution.
SECTI N 2: That the Tamarac City Commission selects Option #2(A) as previously
before written.
SECTION 3: All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 4: If any clause, section, other part or application of this Resolution is
held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, in part or
application, it shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions or applications of this
Resolution.
SECTION 5: This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage
and adoption.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 246i�R
of 4� 1995.
MAN ABRAMOWITZ
Mayor
ATTEST:
CAROL A. EVANS
City Clerk
I H EBY CERTIFY that I have
a pro ed thi RESOLUTION as to form.
MITCHELL S. KRAF
City Attorney
RECORD OF COMA
MAYOR ABRAMOWITZ r
DIST. 1:
V / M KATZ
DIST. 2:
COMM. MISHKIN
DIST. 3:
COMM. SCHREIBER
DIST. 4:
COMM. MACHEK
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