Minutes 08/29/1989 EMS ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING
August 29, 1989
Present: Jorge Aguilera
Rich D'Orazio
Pat Hedrich
Walter Kopka
J. Ortega
Glen Alderfer
Ann Hare
George Barton
Bill Griffin
Diane Flagg
OLD BUSINESS
Station 6 water - No problems since repaired. The water cooler
will remain.
Peer review board - Ballots will be available in the supervisors
office. Please circle your one selection and place it in the box.
Voting ends at 5:00 pm on September 13 .
Employee of the Year - Ballots are in the supervisors office.
Please circle your selection and place it in the box. Voting ends
at 5:00 pm on September 13. In the event of a tie, a run off will
be on September 14.
Hurricane plans - No final plans have been set. Presently
families can move to the Golden Gate Community Center during a
category 1 or 2 storm.
Flight paramedic - No responses have been received for proposed
criteria for the program. Present plans have been approved to
have part-time employees work during the hours the flight medic is
on duty for med-flights. At night, the flight medic would return
to a road unit and the part-timer would be off duty.
NEW BUSINESS
Jumpsuits - The flight suits are acceptable to wear on road units
provided they are blue or black and have the reflective tape
attached.
S.O.P. - The S.O.P. is being revised. If you would like to
participate, contact Rich D'Orazio or Jorge Aguilera.
Exit lights in stations - Glen Alderfer is checking to see if a
lower wattage bulb is available for the Immokalee station.
Extrication box contents - The purple extrication boxes should
contain: 2 orange, 2 yellow, 1 red nec-loc, 6 straps and 2 (not 4 )
sandbags.
Employee evaluation system - After the meeting with the County
Manager, the following evaluation system was developed and
presented at the meeting:
Anniversary date: Cost of living 5%
Merit: Meets standards 0%
Excellent 2 .5%
Superior 5%
Possible Total: 10%
Two options exist to obtain the merit increase:
1. Yellow county form with your job description as the
evaluation criteria.
2. Yellow county form with your job description and modified
pay for performance criteria.
Final approval is pending for the above system.
Zone coverage and dispatch - A simplified zone coverage system
will be distributed in the near future. Within the next several
months, Medic 66 will become Medic 7, Medic 33 will be Medic 8,
Medic 22 will be Medic 9 . These changes are not yet in effect.
EMS picnic - The picnic will be 10/21 and 10/22 at Wiggins Pass
Park. Lunch meat platters will be provided. Bring a covered
dish. Further details forthcoming.
EMS week - Crews will be going to the elementary schools to give a
presentation to first graders. Details and schedule forthcoming.
New vehicle - Truck 13 has been approved and will be ordered soon.
New station - An EMS station (Medic 9) is planned for 1989. Medic
9 will be an ALS day car around January, with 24 hour coverage
later in the year.
EMS grant money - The money received from the state is given to
the Board of County Commissioners for use in improving EMS within
the county. The Board has given EMS the distribution
responsibility of these funds. The first year bought the first
aid kits for the Sheriff' s Office. The second year was used to
purchase two new EMS units. The third year is for the automatic
defibrillators for fire departments. The next years funds have
not been committed.
Uniforms - Effective October 1 a new uniform policy will take
effect. Separate memo to follow.
Rider curfew - Riders are permitted after 10:00 pm provided both
crew members and Medcom 5 agree.
Lifepak paper - The new paper has a wax coating which builds up
on the roller, causing improper EKG printing. Please clean the
roller with alcohol every Wednesday or whenever you experience
the problems.