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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1981.05.21 - 15345son, on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I move Mr. Cha 81196 Miscellaneous Resolution May 21, 1981 BY: PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE, James E. Lanni, Chairperson IN RE: APPROVAL OF BYLAWS FOR THE OAKLAND COUNTY COUNCIL FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS: Mr. Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners established the Oakland County Council for Emergency Medical Services (per Miscellaneous Resolution #6490); and WHEREAS the Oakland County Council for Emergency Medical Services serves in an advisory capacity to the Board of Commissioners; and WHEREAS the Oakland County Council for Emergency Medical Services has recommended changes in that body's Bylaws; and WHEREAS the recommended changes will make the Oakland County Council for Emergency Medical Services more efficient and more representative of ,agencies and organizations concerned with the provision of emergency medical care. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approve the Bylaws of the Oakland County Council for Emergency Medical Services as recommended and dated 4/23/81. the adoption of the foregding resolution. PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE OAKEMS Council approved on April 23, 1981 OAKLAND COUNTY COUNCIL FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES BYLAWS ARTICLE I NAME The Council shall be known as the Oakland County Council for Emergency Medical Services ("OAKEMS"). ARTICLE II STATEMENT OF MISSION/PURPOSE Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 To act in an advisory capacity to the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and the County Executive, addressing those areas related to an Emergency Medical Services System of Oakland County. To assure the provision of a quality, cost-effective emergency medical services system which meets the emergency health needs of the residents of Oakland County, through the establishment of protocols, procedures and standards, and the development of a system-wide evaluation strategy. To provide coordination among the individual components of the emergency medical system within a county framework to include governmental and private elements of an emergency medical services system. To provide a management organization which promotes communica- tion among appointed and elected officials, departments, divi- sions, and units of Oakland County governments in order to maintain a high level of awareness in carrying out emergency medical related activities. To provide a program of community relations designed to reach all Oakland County residents to increase awareness of emergency medical services within Oakland County. Section 6 To assure the provision of technological equipment and support to facilitate the smooth, efficient and cost effective delivery of emergency medical services to Oakland County residents. 2 ARTICLE III STATEMENT OF GOALS Section 1 To develop an Emergency Medical Services System which is comprehensive, coordinated, appropriate, accessible physically and socially acceptable, available, effective and efficient in providing high quality service to every citizen and visitor to Oakland County, Section 2 To assist governmental and private units to improve and expand emergency medical services programs where appropriate. Section 3 To establish and coordinate an integrated emergency medical services communication system throughout Oakland County which is functional on a daily operational basis and in disaster situations. Section 4 To promote and coordinate an integrated emergency response and transportation system, utilizing proper vehicles, equipment and trained personnel throughout Oakland County. Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 To provide economic and political incentives for coordination and cooperation among local governments, private agencies, and other agencies delivering emergency medical services within Oakland County. To develop and update, as necessary, an emergency medical services plan for Oakland County that addresses manpower, training, communications, transportation, hospital emergency facilities, critical care units, public safety agencies, consumer participation, accessibility to care, transfer of patients, standard medical record keeping, consumer information and education, evaluation, disaster and mutual aid agreements, and evaluates these components based upon cost effectiveness. To create a management organization with responsibility for implementing and evaluating a county-wide emergency medical system. To provide a continuing education system which will increase the knowledge and effectiveness of all personnel involved in providing emergency medical services 3 Section 9 To provide for quality assurance in the medical component of emergency medical services through effective review and audit. Section 10 To assist in the development of a public information and education subsystem which emphasizes basic first aid/cardio- pulmonary resuscitation practices and provides information on the effective and efficient use of the Emergency Medical Services System. Section 11 To assure a timely coordinated response to medical emergencies by competent and qualified professional personnel with appro- priate equipment organized so as to provide a high quality Of emergency medical care as defined by standards of operation. Section 12 To assist in the training of persons providing emergency medical care services to a level consistent with their roles and responsibilities Section 13 To develop the capability at all levels and in all subsystems to respond quickly, efficiently and effectively to the medical needs of areas stricken with or threatened by major disasters. Section 14 To monitor federal and state legislation, Health Systems Agency activities, and potential funding sources; advise the Oakland County Board of Commissioners regarding recommendations to procure grant funds; and review and comment upon grants or proposals as may be assigned by regional, state, or federal agencies. Section 15 To maintain liaison with or act as the advisory body to other agencies responsible for emergency medical services activities at state, regional, and local levels. Section 16 To provide for a mechanism to receive information from the community relative to the quality of the emergency medical services system in Oakland County. Section 17 To assist in the development of emergency medical services operational guidelines, standards and minimum equipment/ personnel requirements. ARTICLE IV COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP Section 1 COMPOSITION The members of the Council shall be appointed by the Chairperson of the Board of Commissioners with the approval of the Board of 4 Commissioners. The Council shall be composed of members who shall be representative of the following categories: (A) HOSPITAL REPRESENTATION (9)* One representative from each hospital horizontally categorized as a general facility or greater within Oakland County, with at least one member to be a physician and one member to be an administrator. However, no more than two representatives may be appointed from any organization that has an over-lapping Board of Directors. (3) FIRE DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATION (1) A. representative from a non-advanced life support provider fire department, to be recom7ended by the Oakland County Fire Chief's Association. (C) POLICE DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATION (1) A representative from the Oakland County Sheriff's Department, as recommended by the Sheriff, to act as liaison between QAKEMS and the respective police chief's associations within Oakland County. (D) PUBLIC SAFETY REPRESENTATION (1) A representative from a Public Safety Department. (E) COMMUNICATIONS REPRESENTATION (1) A representative from the Oakland County Frequency Advisory Committee. (f) BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REPRESENTATION (2) Two representatives from the Oakland County Board of Commissioners (one from the majority party and the other from the minority party). (G) EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT NURSES ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATION (1) A representative from the Oakland County Chapter of the Emergency Department Nurses Association. (H) CONSUMER REPRESENTATION (3) (I) MUNICIPAL ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES REPRESENTATION (5)* One representative from each of the municipalities currently providing Advanced Life Support Services, one of whom must be an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician. (J) PRIVATE AMBULANCE SERVICES REPRESENTATION (5)* One representative from each of the private ambulance services providing Advanced Life Support Services within Oakland County, one of whom must be an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician. However, no more than two representatives may be appointed from any organization that has an over- lapping Board of Directors. (K) BASIC LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES REPRESENTATION (1) A representative from a volunteer organization must be a Basic Emergency Medical Technician. *Numbers indicated are representative as of April 23, 1981. 5 SectiQn 2 LENGTH OF SERVICE Council members shall be appointed annually by the Chairperson of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners. Such appointments shall be for the calendar year. Upon the recommendation of the Council, names will be submitted prior to the last Board meeting of the calendar year. Section 3 VACANCIES Any vacancy that shall occur during the year may he filled by the Chairperson of the Board of Commissioners who may appoint a new member from the category which is vacant with the approval of the Board. Recommendations may be made by the Council. Section 4 TERMINATION Any person may terminate his/her membership by submitting a written resignation to the Chairperson of the Council. Participation by Council members will be reviewed by the Council as a condition of reappointment. Section 5 OFFICERS (A) CHAIRPERSON - The Chairperson of the Council shall be a physician member, to be appointed by the Chairperson of the Board of Commissioners for a term of one year or until a successor is appointed (1) Duties - The Chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the Council, and perform such other duties as prescribed by the Bylaws and, from time to time, as assigned to him/her by the Council membership under the Parliamentary authority adopted by the Council. He/She shall appoint members of the Council to represent the organization on the Regional Emergency Medical Services bodies. Such appointments are subject to the approval of the Council. (B) VICE-CHAIRPERSON - The Council shall have a Vice-Chairperson who is appointed by the Chairperson of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners. He/She shall serve a term concurrent with the Chairperson or until his/her successor is appointed. (1) Duties - The Vice-Chairperson shall act instead of the Chairperson at any time when the Chairperson is absent or unable to perform his/her duties. He/She shall perform other duties assigned to him/her from time to time by the Chairperson. Section 6 ALTERNATES Each member may appoint an alternate to appear and vote at a meeting of the Council when that member's attendance is impossible. The alternate Shall have the same voting power as 6 the regular member. Alternates shall be from the same category as the regular member and may be required to present written documentation that he/she is authorized to vote on behalf of the absent member. Said alternate shall be named and appointed at the next scheduled meeting of the Council following the appointment of the regular member. Section 7 ATTENDANCE A member and alternate shall be replaced if combined they miss more than two regularly scheduled meetings in a calendar year. ARTICLE V -MEETINGS Section 1 COUNCIL The Council shall hold bi-monthly mc=otings in the third week of the month. Additional Council meetings may be called at the discretion of the Chairperson or by written request from at least five Council members. Section 2 NOTICES Notices of all regular and special meetings of the Council and/or all committees shall be given in writing preceding the date of the proposed meeting. Section 3 QUORUM A quorum for a Council meeting shall be a majority of the members appointed. ARTICLE VI COMMITTEES Section 1 COMMITTEES Committees Shall be established in each of the following functional areas: I. Operations A. Medical Control 1. Review and Audit 2. Advanced Life Support Coordinators 3, Training B. Consumer Information II. Communications III. Disaster The committees shall meet at least bi-monthly to conduct business. 7 Section 2 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP Committees shall be composed of members as designated by the Chairperson of the Council, subject to the approval of the Council. The number of Council members sitting on the committee shall not be less than three. Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 VOTING PRIVILEGES All committee members shall have voting privileges at committee meetings. ALTERNATES Committee members may appoint alternates consistent with Article IV, Section 6, of these Bylaws. COMMITTEE OFFICERS The Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of each committee shall be appointed by the Chairperson of the Council with the ratification of the Council. The Chairperson must be a member of the Council. Section 6 SPECIAL COMMITTEES (A) Special committees of the Council may be appointed by the Council Chairperson with the ratification of the Council. (B) Duties and responsibilities of all special committees of the Council shall be stipulated by the Council Chairperson with the approval of the Council. Section 7 QUORUM A quorum for a committee meeting shall be a majority of the members appointed. Section 8 ATTENDANCE Attendance guidelines for individual committees shall be drafted by the committees and subject to approval by the Council. ARTICLE VII PROCEDURES Section 1 MAJORITY An affirmative vote of a majority of members or alternates present and voting shall control any issue except amendments to the Bylaws, which shall require an affirmative vote by two-thirds of those members present and voting. Section 2 PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY Rules contained in the League of Women Voters of the United States, Simplified Parliamentary Procedure, shall govern the Council and all committees. Section 3 CONFLICT OF INTEREST A conflict of interest is considered to exist if the outcome of the vote could benefit the voting member or the employer of the voting member. Any potential conflicts must be declared by the member and shall be ruled upon by the Chairperson at the time of the vote and if a conflict is deemed to exist, the involved party be banned from that particular vote. An appeal of a decision of the Chair shall be consistent with those rules established by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners. ARTICLE VIII AMENDMENTS Section 1 Section 2 Proposed amendments to the Bylaws may be made by any twenty percent of the current members of the Council or by any special committee appointed by the Chairperson of the Council. Proposed amendments must be presented in written form to the Council at least twenty days in advance of the meeting in which the amendments are to be voted upon. Amendments must be approved by a two-thirds vote of those members of the Council present and voting. Section 3 Proposed amendments shall become effective upon ratification by the Board of Commissioners, day of May 8 1 9 1 ALLEN County Clerk/Register of Deeds this 21st #81196 May 21, 1981 Moved by Lanni supported by Whitlock the resolution be adopted. AYES: Fortino, Gabler, Geary, Gosling, Hobart, Jackson, Kasper, Lanni, McDonald, Moffitt, Montante, Moore, Page, Patterson, Perinoff, Pernick, Price, Whitlock, Wilcox, Aaron, Caddell, Cagney, DiGiovanni, Doyon. (24) NAYS: None. (0) A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted. • STATE OF MICHIGAN) COUNTY OF OAKLAND) I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and having a seal, do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of Miscellaneous Resolution #81196 adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners at their meeting held on May 21, 1981 with the orginial record thereof now remaining in my office, and that it is a true and correct transcript therefrom, and of the whole thereof. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan