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County Administrator's Report 7. 8.

BCC Regular Meeting

Budget & Finance Consent

Meeting Date:	10/15/2020
Issue: Temporary Staffing Modifications
From:	Jason Rogers
Department:	Public Safety
CAO Approval:

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation Concerning Temporary Staffing Modifications for the Public Safety Department - Jason Rogers, Public Safety Department Director

That the Board approve and authorize Fire's Certified Paramedics to help staff the EMS unit posted 24/7 at Pensacola Beach. If any Fire personnel is utilized for the staffing of the EMS unit, they will be paid from EMS's Cost Center. Fire currently has 16 full-time and three part-time certified paramedics. The need for additional paramedics at the Pensacola Beach location is due to Hurricane Sally and the damage sustained to the three-mile bridge requiring employees to drive the additional distance to travel to the post location.

	Vendor	Amount	Contract Number
	Escambia County EMS Fund: 408 EMS	$50,000 Estimated not to exceed	Inter-Fund Transfer

BACKGROUND:

As a result of Hurricane Sally and the damage sustained to the three mile bridge, access to Pensacola Beach has been limited with extended response times from the mainland. As a result, Public Safety has been discussing potential ways to resolve some of these response concerns. Currently Emergency Medical Services has assigned an ambulance to Pensacola Beach 24/7. Because of the extended commute to Pensacola Beach, staffing the unit with a paramedic every shift can be challenging. As a temporary measure, until the three mile bridge is capable of handling traffic, we are requesting authorization to utilize fire medics to fill the paramedic vacancy when EMS paramedics are not available. Only after offering the vacancy to all relief and full time EMS paramedics will the position be offered to fire paramedics. If the vacancy remains unfilled it will be offered to EMS emergency medical technicians. The funding for fire medics will be provided by EMS.

BUDGETARY IMPACT:

	Vendor	Amount	Contract Number
	Escambia County EMS Fund: 408 EMS	$50,000 Estimated not to exceed	Inter-Fund Transfer

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF:

N/A

PERSONNEL:

Only after offering the vacancy to all relief and full time EMS paramedics will the position be offered to fire paramedics. If the vacancy remains unfilled, it will be offered to EMS emergency medical technicians. These efforts will be coordinated between both EMS and Fire.

POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION:

Due to the unprecedented request, Board Action is suggested.

IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION:

James Maddrey and Chief Williams will work with the Clerk's Office to ensure that all pay is within the appropriate Cost Center.

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