§ 20-56. Creation of the county emergency medical services advisory council.

(a)

The board of county commissioners shall create by resolution an advisory board to be known as the Orange County Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (the advisory council or EMSAC).

(b)

The resolution creating the advisory council shall charge the advisory council with the primary functions of

• Strategic planning for the emergency medical services system; and

• Evaluating those recommendations received by the advisory council from its standing committees, among which shall be the medical control committee and the operations committee.

The advisory council, when evaluating recommendations from its standing committees, will provide reasoned and articulated comments indicating the reasons for the advisory council's acceptance of these recommendations. In those cases where the advisory council does not accept the recommendations it will provide specific reasons and articulated questions back to the appropriate committee for further clarification.

The resolution shall set forth the rights, duties, responsibilities and obligations of the advisory council, provided, however, that among such shall be the following:

(1)

Empowerment to survey, study, evaluate and provide annual recommendations for improving all aspects of the emergency medical services system in the county and recommendations concerning the performance of the EMSO. The advisory council may provide recommendations on any such matter at any time to the county medical director and the county administrator, and shall annually deliver a written report of its activities to the board of county commissioners.

(2)

Establishment of standing committees to provide technical analysis of operational matters concerned with the provision of emergency medical services.

(3)

Provision of counsel to, and discussion with, any procurement committee established under county policies and procedures when such procurement committee is charged with consideration of, or recommendations concerning, emergency medical services procurement matters.

(4)

Review the credentials of any party contemplated by the county medical director for retention as an associate medical director (or any similar capacity) for service within the county emergency medical services system.

(5)

Establishment of standing committees concerning the provision of emergency medical services in conjunction with the county medical director and department.

(6)

The advisory council shall have the authority to establish its own by-laws. Such by-laws may make provision for the establishment of standing committees.

(c)

The resolution creating the advisory council shall designate the EMSO as responsible for furnishing staff and necessary material support to the advisory council.

(Ord. No. 2001-09, § 7, 5-1-01; Ord. No. 2016-01 , § 1, 1-26-16)