Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Supervisor Dave Pine
Subject: Reappointments to the Emergency Medical Care Committee (EMCC)
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation for the reappointments to the Emergency Medical Care Committee, each for a term ending March 31, 2022:
A) Patrice Callagy, representing Emergency Nurses; and
B) Karen Tomczak, representing Consumer.
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BACKGROUND:
The responsibility of the Emergency Medical Care Committee is to review and report to State Emergency Medical Services Authority and local EMS Agency its observations and recommendations for the emergency medical services system in San Mateo County. The Committee establishes and monitors emergency medical care guidelines, presents recommendations to improve emergency medical care, and establishes and monitors critical emergency medical services provided in San Mateo County.
DISCUSSION:
San Mateo County Emergency Medical Services supports the reappointments of Patrice Callagy and Karen Tomczak, who have each served on the committee since 2014.
These reappointments contribute to the 2025 Shared Vision statement of a Collaborative Community. Our diverse population works well together to build strong communities, effective government and a prosperous economy, civic engagement - including voting, public service, charitable giving, volunteerism, and participation in public discussions of important issues - is uniformly high among the diverse population of San Mateo County.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.