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Health Services Department recommending Chairman be authorized to sign Amendment III to Agreement 200-S0811 with El Dorado County Emergency Services Authority Joint Powers Authority (JPA) to:
(1) Extend the term through June 30, 2018;
(2) Require maintenance of a minimum fund balance of $3,000,000 for County Service Area No. 7 and allow the JPA to use fund balance exceeding this minimum for special projects or activities approved by the JPA Board of Directors if such fund balance is not otherwise necessary to cover projected excess expenditures or revenue deficits; and define the process for annual budget review/development, fiscal forecasting, and contract payment; and
(3) Allow the County to reimburse the JPA for procuring the services of a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) to perform annual audits of the JPA’s books and records. (Continued 8/18/09, Item 1)
FUNDING: Property tax, special tax, and fee-for-service ambulance billing revenue.
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Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost:
There is no change to net County cost.
Background:
El Dorado County Regional Prehospital Emergency Services Operations Authority (JPA) has provided advanced life support and emergency dispatch services to the County via this Agreement since 2007. On May 20, 2008, the Board of Supervisors requested the West Slope JPA and Health Services Department to "work together to develop a plan pertaining to County Service Area 7 and the ambulance operation system." Health Services returned to the Board June 9, 2008 having developed a conceptual plan in collaboration with the JPA. The conceptual plan focused on creating a contractual framework to achieve the following goals: (1) maintain a fire-based ambulance operations system; (2) maintain a level of service that meets the prescribed response time/compliance standards unique to the rural environment of the West Slope; and (3) cap operational expenditures to equal future property taxes, direct assessments, and ambul...
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