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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: September 21, 1999 Action Agenda Item No. ~-~ SUBJECT: Orange EMS and Rescue Squad Contract -Ambulance Transport Service DEPARTMENT: Emergency Management PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Existing Contract Nick Waters, ext 3030 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To consider extending the present contract with Orange EMS and Rescue Squad to provide ambulance transportation for EMS through December 31, 1999. BACKGROUND: Beginning in October 1996, the County changed its method of delivering emergency medical services. Since that time, the ambulance transportation component of EMS has been provided under terms of a contract between the County and South Orange Rescue Squad. The contract has been renewed each year since and the Rescue Squad has provided personnel for the transport component of EMS. Since South Orange merged earlier this year with the Orange County Rescue Squad, the organization (now known as Orange EMS and Rescue Squad, Inc.) has been working through some organizational issues. The existing contract was extended from June 30, 1999 through September 30, 1999. County staff feels that an additional extension of the current contract for 90 days is necessary to give the Squad time to work out some remaining details with the Board of Directors of the Squad. These are issues that could affect the terms of the contract with the Squad. Staff would then plan to bring back an updated contract in December 1999 for the Board's approval. That contract would run through the remainder of the 1999-2000 fiscal year. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There will be some staff time involved in attending meetings involving squad organizational business. The terms of the current contract involve the County reimbursing the legitimate EMS. related expenses equal to $482,830. This amount is included in the approved departmental budget for 1999-2000, so adequate funds are available to cover the 90 day contract extension. There is no increase in cost for the contract with Orange EMS and Rescue over the previous fiscal year. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the extension of the terms of the current contract with the Rescue Squad through December 31, 1999.