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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No ' -E ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: August 17, 1993 SUBJECT: UNC Hospitals - EMS Contracts Renewal DEPARTMENT Emergency Management PUBLIC HEARING YES NO X ATTACHMENT(S) INFORMATION CONTACT Contracts Nick Waters, ext 3030 7/23/93 Letter from UNC Hospitals TELEPHONE NUMBER Resolution Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Mebane 227-2031 Durham 688-7331 PURPOSE: To consider extending the duration of existing contracts with the UNC Hospitals. BACKGROUND: For several years, the County has provided personnel and equipment support to the UNC Hospitals, under contract, for the Hospitals ' air ambulance and ground transportation programs. Flight paramedics and ambulance drivers are currently County employees, with the County fully reimbursed for their salaries, benefits, and associated costs, plus some overhead expenses. It is the Hospitals ' intent to have these employees become Hospitals employees no later than October 31, 1993. The Hospitals propose that the existing contracts for these two programs be extended for four months, to terminate on October 31 . The terms of the contract for the period July 1 - October 31, 1993 would be identical to the terms that have been in effect from July 1, 1992 - June 30, 1993. The letter from UNC Hospitals proposes the creation of additional contracts in the future to provide ambulance maintenance and backup ground transportation. Staff will evaluate the viability of this proposal before asking the Board to consider any future commitments by the County. RECOMMENDATION: The Manager recommends that the Board adopt the attached resolution approving the four month contract extensions and authorizing the Chair to sign the UNC Hospitals letter extending the contracts.