HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1994.03.23 - 24173MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #94063 March 24 994
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE, DONALD W. JENSEN
IN RE: EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES--AMEND PUBLIC HEALTH CODE TO
PROVIDE FOR COUNTY OPERATION OF A COUNTYWIDE EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, by adoption of MR 82146, the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners established the Oakland County Emergency Medical
Services Communications Coordinating Center ("0" Corn), and
WHEREAS, by legal opinion, drafted August 4, 1993, the Oakland
County Corporation Counsel informed the County that there is
"currently no statutory authority for Oakland County to operate an
"0" Corn system or an emergency medical services communication
coordinating center", and
WHEREAS, by adoption of MR 93259, the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners authorized the appropriate notification to terminate
the present agreements between Oakland County and the twelve
participating hospitals for the provision of "0" Corn services, and
WHL1EAS, the Board of Commissioners is desirous of exploring
alternative plans for the provision of this emergency medical
function, and proposes that the Public Health Code of the State of
Michigan be amended to permit certain counties to own, operate or
contract for a Countywide Emergency Medical Services Communications
System.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners does hereby request that the Public Health Code of
the State of Michigan be amended per the language in Attachment A
of this resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this
resolution be forwarded to Oakland County's legislative delegation,
and the County's legislative liaison personnel.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I
move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Part 209. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
Proposed Amendment
MCL 333.20902. Definitions
(131 "COUNTYWIDE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEM" MEANS A COUNTYWIDE SYSTEM THAT INTEGRATES EACH EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES SYSTEM OR COMPONENT THEREOF, AS DEFINED IN MCL
333.20904(3) AND MCL 333.20904(51, WITH A CENTRALLY COORDINATED DISPATCH AND
RESOURCE COORDINATION FACILITY UTILIZING THE UNIVERSAL EMERGENCY
TELEPHONE NUMBER, 9-1-1, WHEN THAT NUMBER IS APPROPRIATE, OR ANY OTHER
DESIGNATED EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER, A COUNTYWIDE EMERGENCY MEDICAL
2-WAY RADIO COMMUNICATIONS NEIWORK, AND LINKAGES WITH THE COUNTY OR
STATEWIDE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM(S).
MCL 333.20948. Local governmental units, operation of services; costs; ordinances;
standards and procedures
Sec. 20948. (1) A local governmental unit or combination of local governmental units may
operate an ambulance operation or a nontransport prehospital life support operation, or contract
with a person to furnish any of those services _for the use and benefit of its residents, and may
pay for any or all of the cost from available funds. A local governmental unit may receive state
or federal funds or private funds for the purpose of providing emergency medical services.
(2) A COUNTY ORGANIZED PURSUANT TO 1973 PA 139, AS AMENDED,
BEING SECTIONS 45.551 TO 45.573 OF THE MICHIGAN COMPILED LAWS, AND HAVING A
POPULATION IN EXCESS OF ONE MILLION MAY OWN AND OPERATE A' COUNTYWIDE
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM OR CONTRACT WITH A
PERSON TO FURNISH SUCH SYSTEM FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT.OF ITS RESIDENTS AND
MAY PAY FOR ANY OR ALL OF THE COST FROM AVAILABLE FUNDS, SUCH COUNTY UNIT
MAY RECEIVE STATE OR FEDERAL FUNDS OR PRIVATE FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF
PROVIDING A COUNTYWIDE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEM.
(23) A local governmental unit INCLUDING AN ACT 139 COUNTY that operates
an ambulance operation or a nontransport prehospital support operation or A COUNTYWIDE
EMERGENCY MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM or is a party to a contract or an interlocal
agreement may defray any or all of its share of the cost by ANY either or belt; ALL of the
following methods:
(a) Collection of fees for services.
(b) Special assessments created, levied, collected, and annually determined
pursuant to a procedure conforming as nearly as possible to the procedure set forth in section
1 of Act No.33 of the Public Acts of 1951, being section 41.801 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
This procedure does not prohibit the right of referendum set forth under Act No. 33 of the Public
Acts of 1951, being sections 41.801 to 41.811 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
f_gl BY THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS, NOTES OR CERTIFICATES OF
INDEBTEDNESS PURSUANT TO A PROCEDURE CONFORMING AS NEARLY AS POSSIBLE
TO THE PROCEDURES SET FORTH IN 1939 PA 342, AS AMENDED, OR 1957 PA 185, AS
AMENDED, BEING SECTIONS 46.171 TO 46.188 AND 123.731 TO 123.786 OF THE MICHIGAN
COMPILED LAWS AND SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE MUNICIPAL FINANCE
ACT, 1943 PA 202, AS AMENDED, BEING SECTIONS 131.1 TO 139.3 OF THE MICHIGAN
COMPILED LAWS, EXCEPT THAT A CONTRACT TO SECURE FINANCING MAY BE
EXECUTED WITH ANY PERSON AS DEFINED BY MCL 333.20908(6)0R WITH ANY AGENCY
OF THE UNITED STATES.
(34) A local governmental unit may enact an ordinance regulating ambulance
operations, nontransport prehospital life support operations, or medical first response services.
The standards and procedures established under the ordinance shall not be in conflict with or less
stringent than those required under this part or the rules promulgated under this part.
Resolution #94063 March 24, 1994
Moved by Jensen supported by Kaczmar the resolution be adopted.
AYES: McPherson, Miltner, Oaks, Obrecht, Palmer, Pernick, Powers,
Schmid, Taub, Wolf, Aaron, Crake, Dingeldey, Douglas, Garfield, Gosling,
Huntoon, Jensen, Johnson, Kaczmar, Kingzett, Law. (22)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was unanimously
adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution is a true and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the
Oakland County Board of Commissioners on March 24, 1994 with the original record
thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the
County of Oakland at Pontiac, Michigan this 24th day ofvrch 1994.
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m. Allen, County Clerk
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