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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: September 15, 1998 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 8, C <br />SUBJECT: Addition to Orange County Fee Schedule -EMS Coverage of Special Events <br />DEPARTMENT: Emergency Management <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/l~ <br />BUDGET AMENDMENT: (Y/l~ <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Proposed Fee Schedule Amendment <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Nick Waters, ext 3030 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider revising the County's fee schedule to include EMS fees for special events. <br />BACKGROUND: For many years, Orange County Emergency Medical Services staff and volunteers <br />from the rescue squads have provided EMS coverage at many special events including University football <br />games, concerts, and other large gatherings. There has been a substantial increase recently in requests for <br />this type of coverage, and staff recommends that the Board of Commissioners approve an addition to the <br />Orange County fee schedule which would create standing charges to reimburse the County and squads for <br />costs incurred in providing paramedic, EMT, and ambulance coverage at various events. <br />The County has contracts with the Orange County Raceway and Orange County Kartway under which the <br />County is reimbursed at a rate of $35.00 an hour for coverage by a basic life support crew and $50.00 an <br />hour for paramedic advanced life support coverage. Staff recommends that these same rates be applied to <br />other events covered by the County. The County annually covers approximately 225 special events. <br />These fees cover the costs incurred by the County for administrative duties, and paying of personnel and <br />vehicle operational costs. This addition to the County's fee schedule would provide staff with a formal <br />standard fee for all special events. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board revise the fee schedule to include <br />EMS fees at $35.00 an hour for Basic Life Support coverage and $50.00 an hour for Paramedic/Advanced <br />Life Support coverage. <br />