Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Supervisor Carole Groom
Subject: Appointment and Reappointment to the Emergency Medical Care Committee (EMCC)
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation for the appointment of George Oldham to the Emergency Medical Care Committee, representing Emergency Physician, for an initial partial term ending March 31, 2022, and the reappointment of Steven Silici, representing Fire Services, for a second term ending October 31, 2023.
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BACKGROUND:
The responsibility of the Emergency Medical Care Committee is to review and report to the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors and local EMS Agency its observations and recommendations for the emergency medical services system. The Committee monitors and presents recommendations to improve emergency medical care in San Mateo County.
DISCUSSION:
The San Mateo County Emergency Medical Services Agency supports the reappointment of Steven Silici, who has served on the committee since 2015. Mr. Silici is the EMS Battalion Chief for Woodside Fire Protection District and Redwood City Fire Department and has served as a paramedic in San Mateo County for 35 years.
George Oldham is the Medical Director and chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Sequoia Hospital and has functioned as a certified emergency physician in San Mateo County for 23 years.
The appointment contributes 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.