EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ALS FIRST RESPONDER AGREEMENT AMENDMENT NO 1 (2) EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
ALS FIRST RESPONDER AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT NO. 1
CITY OF CLEARWATER
2023
PINELLAS COUNTY
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AUTHORITY
12490 Ulmerton Road
Largo, Florida 33774
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ALS FIRST RESPONDER AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT NO. 1
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT amending the Emergency Medical Services ALS First
Responder Agreement, dated October 1, 2022, made this 17th day of
October 2023, between the CITY OF CLEARWATER, a Florida municipal
corporation ("Contractor"), and the PINELLAS COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES AUTHORITY, a special district ("Authority").
In consideration of the mutual benefits set forth below, the parties agree as follows:
1. Contractor currently contracts with the Authority to provide Advanced
Life Support (ALS) First Responder Services. The Contractor and the
Authority are currently parties to the Emergency Medical Services ALS
First Responder Agreement, dated October 1, 2022, which contract is
referred to herein as the "Agreement".
2. Section 701(h) of the Agreement provides for an extraordinary budget
increase which must be negotiated and approved prior to the
beginning of the next fiscal year in the event any proposed budget
submitted by the Contractor should exceed three (3%) percent of the
prior Fiscal Year's budget. The Contractor's funding for FY22-23
totaled $7,374,492 and a budget request of $7,607,891 for FY23-24
has been submitted, resulting in an increase of 3.2% or $233,399.
3. The Authority hereby agrees to and has funded and authorized the
Contractor's budget request of$7,607,891 for FY23-24, which change
is reflected on Appendix A hereto.
4. The Authority specifically agrees to reimburse contractor up to
$300,000 for Rescue 48.
5. Authority shall provide and maintain a countywide Traffic Preemption
System in cooperation with the County and municipal traffic control
systems. "Traffic Preemption System" means a comprehensive
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system provided by the Authority that overrides the normal operation
of traffic signals during the emergency response of an ALS First
Responder Unit to reduce Emergency Response Times and increase
safety. Such system changes the upcoming traffic signal to green or
holds a green signal so the ALS First Responder Unit can safely
proceed through the intersection. Traffic Preemption System
equipment shall be provided for frontline Authority Funded and
Contractor Funded ALS First Responder Units. The Authority shall
also provide Traffic Preemption System equipment for reserve ALS
First Responder Units through a phased implementation subject to
available funding. Authority shall be responsible for maintaining such
equipment and replacing it at the end of a reasonable useful life, as
determined by the Authority.
6. Contractor shall ensure all Personnel that have access to the 911 CAD
System and system information have received criminal background
screening by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)
Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) to the CJIS Level 2
requirements and have complied with all initial and ongoing training
requirements. Personnel that have been denied CJIS Level 2
clearance shall not access the CAD System. Contractor shall have in
place local policy to ensure that all rules required by the FDLE
surrounding access to 911 CAD and the information contained within
are strictly followed.
7. Except as is otherwise set out herein, the Contractor and the Authority
agree that upon approval by the respective Boards of the Contractor
and the Authority and upon signing this Amendment, all terms of the
Agreement will remain in full force and effect.
8. Contractor and Authority agree that the effective date is October 1,
2023.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto, by and through their undersigned authorized
officers have caused this Agreement to be executed on this 17th day of
October , 2023.
ATTEST: PINELLAS COUNTY EMERGENCY
KENNETH BURKE, CLERK MEDICAL SERVICES AUTHORITY
By and through its Board of County
Commissioners
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Deputy Clerk }^ Chairman
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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Countersigned: CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
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Appendix A
ALS First Responder Profile
Contractor Clearwater
EMS Districts Clearwater EMS District
Authority Funded Units Engine 44
Engine 45
Medic 45
Rescue 46
Medic 47
Rescue 48
Engine 49
Rescue 49
Engine 50
Engine 51
Contractor Funded Units Engine 46
Engine 47
Engine 48
EMS Coordination EMS Coordinator— 1 FTE (Clearwater 500)
EMS Administrative Coordinator— 1 FTE
(Clearwater 501)
Rescue Lieutenant— 1 Position 24/7 (Rescue
Lieutenant 45)
EMS Administrative Support—1 FTE
FY23-24 Annual Compensation $7,607,891
Projected Capital FY23-24 Rescue Unit 48 (Budget Cap of$300,000)
FY24-25 Rescue Lieutenant 45
FY25-26 None
FY26-27 Medic 45; Medic 47