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RESOLUTION NO. 091042
Authorizing
the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Board of
Metropolitan Ambulance Services Trust (MAST) allowing the Fire Chief to be
appointed the chief executive officer of MAST.
WHEREAS, the City created an Emergency Medical Services
Advisory Committee to study and report on potential improvements to the City’s
emergency medical system and such Committee recommended integrating ambulance
service into the City; and,
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 090232, as amended, accepted the
recommendation of the EMS Advisory Committee established by Resolution No.
090074 that ambulance service be integrated into the City; and
WHEREAS, the City has concluded
that the integration of ambulance services can best be accomplished by
incorporating the delivery and management of ambulance services into the Fire
Department; and
WHEREAS, in the interests of further integrating and
transitioning ambulance services into the Fire Department, the City and MAST desire
that the Fire Chief assume the role of Chief Executive Officer of MAST; NOW,
THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED
BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
The City Manager
is authorized to execute a memorandum of understanding with the Board of MAST
allowing the Fire Chief to be appointed the chief executive officer of MAST. The
City Manager is further authorized to execute such memorandum with provisions
that the appointment take effect as soon as possible, that the Fire Chief
receive assistance upon request from the Budget Office and the Fire and Law
Departments and other assistance as approved by the City Manager and that MAST
is not required to compensate the Fire Chief or other City staff who assist the
Chief.
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