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Forney council forms EMS subcommittee to work with consultant on ambulance RFP
Summary
The council voted June 3 to form an Emergency Medical Services subcommittee of three council members to work with consultant Fitz and Associates on a request-for-proposals for EMS service and station/ambulance planning; staff and fire department representatives will participate as support.
The Forney City Council voted June 3 to create an Emergency Medical Services subcommittee of the council to work with the city’s consultant on drafting a request for proposals (RFP) for emergency medical services and related response planning.
City staff said the subcommittee’s charge is to collaborate with the consultant, Fitz and Associates, to define scope of services for the RFP, including response-time targets, number and placement of ambulances, station locations and associated cost estimations. Mr. Thatcher, city staff, told council that the consultant “would work with the city in putting together that RFP and could...mold that to whatever we would be comfortable with and what type, putting, whatever, response times that we would be looking for and help us to understand what cost would be associated with that.”
Council agreed the subcommittee should include no more than three council members to avoid creating a quorum of the full council. Council members Traylor, Salgado and Schlenzker volunteered and the council voted to appoint Council Member Traylor, Council Member Salgado and Council Member Schlenzker to the subcommittee, with city staff participation and the consultant assisting. The motion to appoint the three members and authorize staff participation was made by the mayor and seconded by Council Member Schlenzker; the motion passed.
Council discussed including fire-department leadership and possibly police representatives on the team; several council members said they preferred staff and the fire department be involved as technical participants rather than additional council members.
Why it matters: the subcommittee will help define the city’s expectations and technical requirements for emergency medical service delivery and will shape a forthcoming RFP that could affect response capacity, staffing and costs for Forney and the local emergency-services district.
Next steps: the consultant will work with the subcommittee and staff to draft the RFP and return recommendations to the full council for any policy decisions and final action.
