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HEALTH & PUBLIC SAFETY NOVEMBER 26,2012 4:42 P.M. Committee Members Present: Dr. Fred Ferlic, Henry Davis, Karen White, Tim Scott, Citizen Members Present: Kyle Chamberlin Other Council Present: Valerie Schey, Dr. Varner, Oliver Davis, Gavin Ferlic, Derek Dieter Others Present: SBFD Chief Steve Cox, Mark Neal, John Murphy, Mayor Pete, Mike Schmuhl, Scott Ford Agenda: Bill No. 12-87-Approve 5 year EMC Agreement Between County& City(2013-2017) Bill No. 12-88 —Approve Inter-local Mutual Aid Alarm Dr. Fred Ferlic with full committee present and with two bills on the agenda called the hearing to order. The two items on the agenda,bills 12-87 and 12-88 were both fire department related and both presented by Fire Chief Steve Cox. The first bill, 12-87, would ask Council approval of a 5 year inter-local agreement between South Bend and St. Joseph County for the provision of ambulance EMS services by the City for County residents. Excluded from the agreement are several townships, Penn, Harris, Clay and German. The Chief explained this was an extension of a current successful arrangement through 2017. The requisition charges or fees for service would be adjusted where necessary to reflect increases for South Bend residents. Citizen member Kyle Chamberlin asked if there was ever a problem collecting from the County. Chief Coz assured there has never been a problem. The second agenda item, Bill No. 12-88, also presented briefly by Chief Cox would simply formalize an agreement for mutual aid among local departments. Mutual aid has always been an informal traditional arrangement among departments. What the formal agreement assures is that the responding department be it South Bend or respond with trained, certified, fully equipped personnel and apparatus. Each bill was recommended favorably to full Council, each with a small correction to exhibit"A"upon a motion made by Tim Scott, seconded by Karen White and affirmed by all. .