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Public Records Request 09/05/2003 COLLIER COUNTY EMS OFFICE 3301 East Tamiami Trail • Naples,Florida 34112 • 239-774-8459 • FAX 239-775-4454 September 5, 2003 I wanted to get a copy of an E-Mail that was sent out to all EMS employees this morning. The Union had made the request below on Wednesday the 27th of August: Dear Director Page, This is a public records request for the following information: 1. Any correspondence with American Medical Response, Inc. or any other private ambulance service; 2. Notice of any meetings that have occurred and will occur along with notes taken at those meetings; 3. The schedules of County Manager Mudd, Deputy County Manager Ochs, Division Administrator Dunnuck, and yourself, I would like these calendars on a monthly basis, 4. Any information regarding privatization of EMS in Collier County or disbanding EMS to the Fire Departments. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely, Diana Watson While in a meeting with the County Manager on September 3rd, I was asked if I knew why someone had scheduled a meeting with him on September 4th to discuss privatizing EMS. Mr. Ochs, Mr. Dunnuck, nor myself had and prior knowledge before the 3rd that this meeting had been scheduled. The County did not solicit this meeting. The fact that the Union appeared to have knowledge about this meeting before County officials was troubling, but I have enclosed Mr. Dunnuck's E-Mail to keep you abreast of what may turn into a very public issue. Respectfully, Jeff Page E?ek6tronic Mail Message #1351075 Date: Friday, September 05, 2003 7:59: 14 AM From: Jeff Page To: Barb Brown Topic: Communication (Distributed to @EMS) Mr. Dunnuck composed this letter late yesterday afternoon and asked that I send it out on the BBS. Jeff Page Dear Fellow EMS Employees, Good afternoon. Communication is the most important tool we have in this organization. Last week we (Director level through the County Manager' s Office) received a public records request from the Union asking whether there has been any outside contact or meetings set up with a private EMS vendor. While Jeff and I have not been involved in anything, we did discover through an off hand conversation with the Manager yesterday that a private company did request a meeting of him through his secretary. Specifically, Mr. Mudd actually asked Jeff and I what we thought the meeting would be about since he didn't know. While we were in the dark and could only speculate, honestly, I was more suspicious that, on its face, the Union seemed to have more knowledge of this impending meeting than the County Manager or any of us. That is a question for another day, however. At any rate, I did want to let you know, before rumors get started, that the Manager met with a representative from Metro Ambulance/Superior Ambulance this afternoon. Following that meeting, the Manager did call me to let me know the details. Specifically, this company is interested in providing turnkey EMS service in this community similar to how they do it in other communities. Although this meeting was fairly superficial from my understanding, the company has requested another meeting to provide a more detailed presentation in early October. On this note, the Manager has requested my attendance and will be providing me with materials that were presented at today's meeting for my review and feedback. While I fully expect that, no matter how I communicate this information to the Union representatives, I will be criticized; I think it is important to keep two issues in perspective: 1) This meeting was not requested by Management because we are happy with your service; but, 2) The Manager has an obligation to hear proposals that may address the taxpayers' need in a more efficient manner. This afternoon, I met with the Command staff to discuss the County' s pay policy to ensure your questions are answered accurately and consistently. One of the issues I tried to hit home is that I am personally tired of all the negativity from staff about conditions here (rumors etc. ) . I believe, factually, you all do an outstanding job. If you asked me to speculate where this privatization talk comes from, I would say it is from the negative press we have been receiving stemming from this unhappiness. It doesn't take much to see that, publicly, the employees don't seem happy (although I believe that many of you are) . If I am a private company, I too would be looking to approach Management. As I have said too many times, I cannot change the past, but I can work on the future. In this respect, I will keep you informed of the October meeting and will make sure I know everything I can about this company. Until then, keep up the good work and fighting the good fight. Sincerely, John Dunnuck COLLIER COUNTY EMS OFFICE 3301 East Tamiami Trail • Naples, Florida 34112 • 239-774-8459 • FAX 239-775-4454 September 5, 2003 I wanted to get a copy of an E-Mail that was sent out to all EMS employees this morning. The Union had made the request below on Wednesday the 27th of August: Dear Director Page, This is a public records request for the following information: 1. Any correspondence with American Medical Response, Inc. or any other private ambulance service; 2. Notice of any meetings that have occurred and will occur along with notes taken at those meetings; 3. The schedules of County Manager Mudd, Deputy County Manager Ochs, Division Administrator Dunnuck, and yourself, I would like these calendars on a monthly basis, 4. Any information regarding privatization of EMS in Collier County or disbanding EMS to the Fire Departments. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely, Diana Watson While in a meeting with the County Manager on September 3rd, I was asked if I knew why someone had scheduled a meeting with him on September 4th to discuss privatizing EMS. Mr. Ochs, Mr. Dunnuck, nor myself had and prior knowledge before the 3rd that this meeting had been scheduled. The County did not solicit this meeting. The fact that the Union appeared to have knowledge about this meeting before County officials was troubling, but I have enclosed Mr. Dunnuck's E-Mail to keep you abreast of what may turn into a very public issue. Respectfully, Jeff Page Electronic Mail Message #1351075 Date: Friday, September 05, 2003 7:59:14 AM From: Jeff Page To: Barb Brown Topic: Communication (Distributed to @EMS) Mr. Dunnuck composed this letter late yesterday afternoon and asked that I send it out on the BBS. Jeff Page Dear Fellow EMS Employees, Good afternoon. Communication is the most important tool we have in this organization. Last week we (Director level through the County Manager' s Office) received a public records request from the Union asking whether there has been any outside contact or meetings set up with a private EMS vendor. While Jeff and I have not been involved in anything, we did discover through an off hand conversation with the Manager yesterday that a private company did request a meeting of him through his secretary. Specifically, Mr. Mudd actually asked Jeff and I what we thought the meeting would be about since he didn't know. While we were in the dark and could only speculate, honestly, I was more suspicious that, on its face, the Union seemed to have more knowledge of this impending meeting than the County Manager or any of us. That is a question for another day, however. At any rate, I did want to let you know, before rumors get started, that the Manager met with a representative from Metro Ambulance/Superior Ambulance this afternoon. Following that meeting, the Manager did call me to let me know the details. Specifically, this company is interested in providing turnkey EMS service in this community similar to how they do it in other communities. Although this meeting was fairly superficial from my understanding, the company has requested another meeting to provide a more detailed presentation in early October. On this note, the Manager has requested my attendance and will be providing me with materials that were presented at today's meeting for my review and feedback. While I fully expect that, no matter how I communicate this information to the Union representatives, I will be criticized; I think it is important to keep two issues in perspective: 1) This meeting was not requested by Management because we are happy with your service; but, 2) The Manager has an obligation to hear proposals that may address the taxpayers' need in a more efficient manner. This afternoon, I met with the Command staff to discuss the County' s pay policy to ensure your questions are answered accurately and consistently. One of the issues I tried to hit home is that I am personally tired of all the negativity from staff about conditions here (rumors etc. ) . I believe, factually, you all do an outstanding job. If you asked me to speculate where this privatization talk comes from, I would say it is from the negative press we have been receiving stemming from this unhappiness. It doesn't take much to see that, publicly, the employees don't seem happy (although I believe that many of you are) . If I am a private company, I too would be looking to approach Management. As I have said too many times, I cannot change the past, but I can work on the future. In this respect, I will keep you informed of the October meeting and will make sure I know everything I can about this company. Until then, keep up the good work and fighting the good fight. Sincerely, John Dunnuck COLLIER COUNTY EMS OFFICE 3301 East Tamiami Trail • Naples,Florida 34112 • 239-774-8459 • FAX 239-775-4454 September 5, 2003 I wanted to get a copy of an E-Mail that was sent out to all EMS employees this morning. The Union had made the request below on Wednesday the 27th of August: Dear Director Page, This is a public records request for the following information: 1. Any correspondence with American Medical Response, Inc. or any other private ambulance service; 2. Notice of any meetings that have occurred and will occur along with notes taken at those meetings; 3. The schedules of County Manager Mudd, Deputy County Manager Ochs, Division Administrator Dunnuck, and yourself, I would like these calendars on a monthly basis, 4. Any information regarding privatization of EMS in Collier County or disbanding EMS to the Fire Departments. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely, Diana Watson While in a meeting with the County Manager on September 3r1, I was asked if I knew why someone had scheduled a meeting with him on September 4th to discuss privatizing EMS. Mr. Ochs, Mr. Dunnuck, nor myself had and prior knowledge before the 3rd that this meeting had been scheduled. The County did not solicit this meeting. The fact that the Union appeared to have knowledge about this meeting before County officials was troubling, but I have enclosed Mr. Dunnuck's E-Mail to keep you abreast of what may turn into a very public issue. Respectfully, Jeff Page Electronic Mail Message #1351075 Date: Friday, September 05, 2003 7:59: 14 AM From: Jeff Page To: Barb Brown Topic: Communication (Distributed to @EMS) Mr. Dunnuck composed this letter late yesterday afternoon and asked that I send it out on the BBS. Jeff Page Dear Fellow EMS Employees, Good afternoon. Communication is the most important tool we have in this organization. Last week we (Director level through the County Manager' s Office) received a public records request from the Union asking whether there has been any outside contact or meetings set up with a private EMS vendor. While Jeff and I have not been involved in anything, we did discover through an off hand conversation with the Manager yesterday that a private company did request a meeting of him through his secretary. Specifically, Mr. Mudd actually asked Jeff and I what we thought the meeting would be about since he didn't know. While we were in the dark and could only speculate, honestly, I was more suspicious that, on its face, the Union seemed to have more knowledge of this impending meeting than the County Manager or any of us. That is a question for another day, however. At any rate, I did want to let you know, before rumors get started, that the Manager met with a representative from Metro Ambulance/Superior Ambulance this afternoon. Following that meeting, the Manager did call me to let me know the details. Specifically, this company is interested in providing turnkey EMS service in this community similar to how they do it in other communities. Although this meeting was fairly superficial from my understanding, the company has requested another meeting to provide a more detailed presentation in early October. On this note, the Manager has requested my attendance and will be providing me with materials that were presented at today's meeting for my review and feedback. While I fully expect that, no matter how I communicate this information to the Union representatives, I will be criticized; I think it is important to keep two issues in perspective: 1) This meeting was not requested by Management because we are happy with your service; but, 2) The Manager has an obligation to hear proposals that may address the taxpayers' need in a more efficient manner. This afternoon, I met with the Command staff to discuss the County' s pay policy to ensure your questions are answered accurately and consistently. One of the issues I tried to hit home is that I am personally tired of all the negativity from staff about conditions here (rumors etc. ) . I believe, factually, you all do an outstanding job. If you asked me to speculate where this privatization talk comes from, I would say it is from the negative press we have been receiving stemming from this unhappiness. It doesn't take much to see that, publicly, the employees don't seem happy (although I believe that many of you are) . If I am a private company, I too would be looking to approach Management. As I have said too many times, I cannot change the past, but I can work on the future. In this respect, I will keep you informed of the October meeting and will make sure I know everything I can about this company. Until then, keep up the good work and fighting the good fight. Sincerely, John Dunnuck COLLIER COUNTY EMS OFFICE 3301 East Tamia.mi Trail • Naples,Florida 34112 • 239-774-8459 • FAX 239-775-4454 September 5, 2003 I wanted to get a copy of an E-Mail that was sent out to all EMS employees this morning. The Union had made the request below on Wednesday the 27th of August: Dear Director Page, This is a public records request for the following information: 1. Any correspondence with American Medical Response, Inc. or any other private ambulance service; 2. Notice of any meetings that have occurred and will occur along with notes taken at those meetings; 3. The schedules of County Manager Mudd, Deputy County Manager Ochs, Division Administrator Dunnuck, and yourself, I would like these calendars on a monthly basis, 4. Any information regarding privatization of EMS in Collier County or disbanding EMS to the Fire Departments. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely, Diana Watson While in a meeting with the County Manager on September 3`d, I was asked if I knew why someone had scheduled a meeting with him on September 4th to discuss privatizing EMS. Mr. Ochs, Mr. Dunnuck, nor myself had and prior knowledge before the 3`d that this meeting had been scheduled. The County did not solicit this meeting. The fact that the Union appeared to have knowledge about this meeting before County officials was troubling, but I have enclosed Mr. Dunnuck's E-Mail to keep you abreast of what may turn into a very public issue. Respectfully, Jeff Page Electronic Mail Message #1351075 Date: Friday, September 05, 2003 7:59:14 AM From: Jeff Page To: Barb Brown Topic: Communication (Distributed to @EMS) Mr. Dunnuck composed this letter late yesterday afternoon and asked that I send it out on the BBS. Jeff Page Dear Fellow EMS Employees, Good afternoon. Communication is the most important tool we have in this organization. Last week we (Director level through the County Manager' s Office) received a public records request from the Union asking whether there has been any outside contact or meetings set up with a private EMS vendor. While Jeff and I have not been involved in anything, we did discover through an off hand conversation with the Manager yesterday that a private company did request a meeting of him through his secretary. Specifically, Mr. Mudd actually asked Jeff and I what we thought the meeting would be about since he didn't know. While we were in the dark and could only speculate, honestly, I was more suspicious that, on its face, the Union seemed to have more knowledge of this impending meeting than the County Manager or any of us. That is a question for another day, however. At any rate, I did want to let you know, before rumors get started, that the Manager met with a representative from Metro Ambulance/Superior Ambulance this afternoon. Following that meeting, the Manager did call me to let me know the details. Specifically, this company is interested in providing turnkey EMS service in this community similar to how they do it in other communities. Although this meeting was fairly superficial from my understanding, the company has requested another meeting to provide a more detailed presentation in early October. On this note, the Manager has requested my attendance and will be providing me with materials that were presented at today' s meeting for my review and feedback. While I fully expect that, no matter how I communicate this information to the Union representatives, I will be criticized; I think it is important to keep two issues in perspective: 1) This meeting was not requested by Management because we are happy with your service; but, 2) The Manager has an obligation to hear proposals that may address the taxpayers' need in a more efficient manner. This afternoon, I met with the Command staff to discuss the County' s pay policy to ensure your questions are answered accurately and consistently. One of the issues I tried to hit home is that I am personally tired of all the negativity from staff about conditions here (rumors etc. ) . I believe, factually, you all do an outstanding job. If you asked me to speculate where this privatization talk comes from, I would say it is from the negative press we have been receiving stemming from this unhappiness. It doesn't take much to see that, publicly, the employees don't seem happy (although I believe that many of you are) . If I am a private company, I too would be looking to approach Management. As I have said too many times, I cannot change the past, but I can work on the future. In this respect, I will keep you informed of the October meeting and will make sure I know everything I can about this company. Until then, keep up the good work and fighting the good fight. Sincerely, John Dunnuck COLLIER COUNTY EMS OFFICE 3301 East Tamiami Trail • Naples, Florida 34112 • 239-774-8459 • FAX 239-775-4454 September 5, 2003 I wanted to get a copy of an E-Mail that was sent out to all EMS employees this morning. The Union had made the request below on Wednesday the 27th of August: Dear Director Page, This is a public records request for the following information: 1. Any correspondence with American Medical Response, Inc. or any other private ambulance service; 2. Notice of any meetings that have occurred and will occur along with notes taken at those meetings; 3. The schedules of County Manager Mudd, Deputy County Manager Ochs, Division Administrator Dunnuck, and yourself, I would like these calendars on a monthly basis, 4. Any information regarding privatization of EMS in Collier County or disbanding EMS to the Fire Departments. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely, Diana Watson While in a meeting with the County Manager on September 3rd, I was asked if I knew why someone had scheduled a meeting with him on September 4th to discuss privatizing EMS. Mr. Ochs, Mr. Dunnuck, nor myself had and prior knowledge before the 3rd that this meeting had been scheduled. The County did not solicit this meeting. The fact that the Union appeared to have knowledge about this meeting before County officials was troubling, but I have enclosed Mr. Dunnuck's E-Mail to keep you abreast of what may turn into a very public issue. Respectfully, Jeff Page Electronic Mail Message #1351075 Date: Friday, September 05, 2003 7:59:14 AM From: Jeff Page To: Barb Brown Topic: Communication (Distributed to @EMS) Mr. Dunnuck composed this letter late yesterday afternoon and asked that I send it out on the BBS. Jeff Page Dear Fellow EMS Employees, Good afternoon. Communication is the most important tool we have in this organization. Last week we (Director level through the County Manager' s Office) received a public records request from the Union asking whether there has been any outside contact or meetings set up with a private EMS vendor. While Jeff and I have not been involved in anything, we did discover through an off hand conversation with the Manager yesterday that a private company did request a meeting of him through his secretary. Specifically, Mr. Mudd actually asked Jeff and I what we thought the meeting would be about since he didn't know. While we were in the dark and could only speculate, honestly, I was more suspicious that, on its face, the Union seemed to have more knowledge of this impending meeting than the County Manager or any of us. That is a question for another day, however. At any rate, I did want to let you know, before rumors get started, that the Manager met with a representative from Metro Ambulance/Superior Ambulance this afternoon. Following that meeting, the Manager did call me to let me know the details. Specifically, this company is interested in providing turnkey EMS service in this community similar to how they do it in other communities. Although this meeting was fairly superficial from my understanding, the company has requested another meeting to provide a more detailed presentation in early October. On this note, the Manager has requested my attendance and will be providing me with materials that were presented at today' s meeting for my review and feedback. While I fully expect that, no matter how I communicate this information to the Union representatives, I will be criticized; I think it is important to keep two issues in perspective: 1) This meeting was not requested by Management because we are happy with your service; but, 2) The Manager has an obligation to hear proposals that may address the taxpayers' need in a more efficient manner. This afternoon, I met with the Command staff to discuss the County's pay policy to ensure your questions are answered accurately and consistently. One of the issues I tried to hit home is that I am personally tired of all the negativity from staff about conditions here (rumors etc. ) . I believe, factually, you all do an outstanding job. If you asked me to speculate where this privatization talk comes from, I would say it is from the negative press we have been receiving stemming from this unhappiness. It doesn't take much to see that, publicly, the employees don't seem happy (although I believe that many of you are) . If I am a private company, I too would be looking to approach Management. As I have said too many times, I cannot change the past, but I can work on the future. In this respect, I will keep you informed of the October meeting and will make sure I know everything I can about this company. Until then, keep up the good work and fighting the good fight. Sincerely, John Dunnuck brown_b From: filson_s Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 1:30 PM To: brown_b Subject: RE: EMSAC committee You can't invite them until they are actually appointed. You can call me on the 10th and find out who was appointed. (If the meeting isn't still going on ha ha) However, since the committee reviewed Debra Wrights and put her as an at-large member, does that mean they didn't have a problem with her? If so, she will probably be appointed as the District 5 rep. Do you think that will be a problem with the members. Also, someone came in today(I didn't see him) and tried to submit his application because someone on the committee told him that someone else resigned. I have no idea who that is or if they are talking about Dist 5. He did not leave his resume because we told him that we were not aware of an one else resigning. Do you know anything about this79?99 Sue Filson Executive anger, BCC (239) 774-8097_phone (239) 774-8865 fax suefilson @colliergov.net <mailto:suefilson @colliergov.net> US Patriotic Flags and Pins <http://www.gksrv.net/click-691073-9486942?url=http%3A%2F%2Fuspins.zoovy.com% 2Fcategory%2Fmilitary%2F> Original Message From: brown_b Sent: Monday,August 25, 2003 1:23 PM \ To: Cc: filson_s page. Subject: EMSAC committee Sue, Since the Board does not meet again until the 9th of September, I want to go over the appointments for the EMSAC committee. In our recent e-mails you had told me Bob Laird was available to run for at-large even through he has been an at-large representative for several years. We also included Debra Wright from District#5 even though that District was not available at the time (the committee nor I had received a letter from Mrs. Godfrey stating she was resigning her position. Also Heather Rockcastle was available to continue her seat as this was her first term. The committee voted and recommended Bob and Heather continue their positions. There was only one candidate for District#2, Denver Stone, he was qualified & recommended. In District#3 Michael Bridges and Gregory Pacter both qualified, however Michael Bridges was recommended for service. In District#5 Debra Wright was the only candidate for that District. She was put in for an at-large position. She qualified but at the time, but the Board was unware that Kathryn Godrey had sent in a letter of resignation. Had the board know at the time of their meeting Mrs. Godfrey was resigning, Ms. Wright's name would have been a consideration for District#5. My question would be, will Debra be appointed for the District#5 position since she was the only candidate? I am asking these questions as I would like to inform the new members and invite them to the next meeting. 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