To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Interagency Agreement #23-550-5 with Crockett-Carquinez Fire Protection District
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Acting as the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors and the Governing Board of the Crockett-Carquinez Fire Protection District, APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute Interagency Agreement #23-550-5 with Crockett-Carquinez Fire Protection District, a public agency, in an amount not to exceed $6,478 to provide funding for Fire First Responder Emergency Medical services, for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Interagency Agreement will result in annual contractual service expenditures of up to $6,478 and will be funded 100% by County Service Area (CSA) EM-1 (Measure H) funds.
BACKGROUND:
CSA EM-1 was established in 1989 to provide enhanced emergency medical services, including rapid paramedic-staffed ambulance response, to the residents of Contra Costa County. On May 14, 2013, the Board of Supervisors approved Measure H Zone B population-based fire allocations for the Crockett-Carquinez Fire Protection District to partially subsidize prehospital emergency medical first responder services.
This Interagency Agreement is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: Health and Safety Code Sections 1797 et seq., California Government Code ?? 26227 and 31000. The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Quality Management, Utilization Management and Contract Monitor Staff meet on a regular basis to ensure monitoring and Performance measures in the Contract are upheld. Health Services Personnel approved this Interagency Agreement to ensure no conflicts with labor relations. Contracted services under $25,000 are exempt from Administrative Bulletin 600.3 solicitation requirements.
On July 12, 2022, the Board o...
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