To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Appointment to the Emergency Medical Care Committee
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPOINT Andrew Jensen to the B12 Contra Costa Office of the Sheriff Representative seat on the Emergency Medical Care Committee (EMCC) with a term expiration date of September 30, 2024:
B12 Contra Costa Office of the Sheriff Representative: Andrew Jensen, Martinez, CA 94553
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact for this action.
BACKGROUND:
The EMCC is a multidisciplinary committee appointed by the County Board of Supervisors, to provide advice and recommendations on EMS-related matters to the Board, Health Services Director, and its EMS Agency. Membership consists of consumer representatives, and representatives of EMS-related organizations and groups.
On May 1, 2024, EMCC advisory body staff received notification via email that the current EMCC B12 seat holder was resigning his seat effective immediately due to a position transfer, and that the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office selected Lieutenant Andrew Jensen as the seat replacement. No other candidates were nominated for the Contra Costa Office of the Sheriff representative seat replacement. On May 21, 2024, the EMCC B12 seat was declared vacant, to be filled after June 4, 2024.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this request is not approved, the B12 Contra Costa Office of the Sherrif Representative seat on the EMCC will not be filled.