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Webster County EMS advisory council forwards revised 28E agreement template to supervisors
Summary
The Webster County EMS Advisory Council voted to recommend a revised draft of an Iowa Code 28E intergovernmental agreement template and supporting materials to the Webster County Board of Supervisors for approval, with staff to refine language and assemble a packet for the supervisors.
The Webster County EMS Advisory Council voted to recommend a revised draft 28E agreement template and related materials to the Webster County Board of Supervisors for consideration. The motion directs staff to finalize a packet — including the 28E template, the council's proposal and a draft EMS coordinator job description — for publication and presentation to the supervisors.
The council said the 28E draft is a template intended to be adapted for individual transport and non-transport agreements and that Darren Driscoll (referenced in the meeting) prepared the initial draft for the council to edit. Council members emphasized the draft is a starting point and will be adjusted before final agreements are signed.
Why this matters: Iowa Code chapter 28E authorizes intergovernmental agreements; the template is the legal framework the county plans to use to distribute and manage the new EMS funding source. Getting a council recommendation is a required step before the supervisors consider final approval and implementation.
Council discussion focused on clarity and local applicability. Members asked that the template use the correct contracting counterparty names (for example, nonprofit fire boards or LLCs rather than the generic term “city” when the provider is not a municipal department) and flagged that some contract language may differ for transport versus non-transport providers. Marty Smith, Oakville fire chief, told the council the template should use a term such as “governing body” or the agency’s legal name rather than “city” when a department is run by a fire board or 501(c)(3).
The council asked that the finalized packet be ready for internal review by the following Wednesday so it could be published ahead of the supervisors’ meeting. Members agreed staff (including Darren Driscoll, who drafted the draft) would make minor edits and that the council would review any substantive changes by email if needed. The council set a target schedule to submit the packet for publication in advance of the supervisors’ meeting and to present the materials to the supervisors for final action.
Next steps: staff will (1) revise the 28E template language to use the correct contracting names for each provider, (2) assemble the proposal packet with the draft EMS coordinator job description and the non-transport funding framework, (3) circulate the packet to the council by the deadline identified, and (4) present the recommendation to the Webster County Board of Supervisors for final action.
Additional procedural actions taken during the meeting included approval of the August 27 meeting minutes (with a name correction) and approval of the meeting agenda. The council scheduled its next meeting for Oct. 8 at 5:30 p.m.
