Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Nancy Lapolla, MPH, Director, Emergency Medical Services
Subject: Revision to Emergency Medical Care Committee By-laws
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the Emergency Medical Care Committee by-laws.
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BACKGROUND:
The Emergency Medical Care Committee (EMCC) is responsible for reviewing and reporting its observations and recommendations to the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors and local EMS Agency regarding the emergency medical services system in San Mateo County. The EMCC presents recommendations to improve emergency medical care and establishes and monitors emergency medical care guidelines and critical emergency medical services provided in the County.
The EMCC consists of 21 members appointed by your Board, for terms of four years, for up to three consecutive terms.
On September 4, 2015, your Board approved an exception to the 12-year-term limit for Francine Serafin-Dickson to allow Ms. Serafin-Dickson to continue to serve as the Hospital Administrator representative, as requested by the Hospital Consortium Board of Directors. The exception was granted on the basis of Ms. Serafin-Dickson, as Executive Director of the Hospital Consortium, being better positioned to represent all hospitals, as opposed to acting as a representative of a single hospital.
DISCUSSION:
Following Ms. Serafin-Dickson's reappointment, the EMCC appointed a sub-committee to review the current by-laws and provide recommendations to the EMCC regarding membership and standing rules for governance. The sub-committee's findings were presented to the EMCC in November 2017 and approved at the November 14, 2018 meeting. The proposed changes by section are as follows:
II. CHARGE
Section II of the EMCC by-laws will be revised consistent with California Health & Safety Code, D...
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