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Commissioner asks staff to add union representative seat to EMS funding task force
Summary
Commissioner Buck requested staff prepare a board order to add a union representative (likely firefighters) to the EMS funding task force; board agreed to bring the item back for a consent calendar appointment.
Commissioner Buck asked the board to direct staff to prepare a board order adding a seat for a union representative to the EMS Funding Task Force so the union — identified in discussion as likely the firefighters union — could join the committee's listening sessions and planning.
During announcements, Commissioner Buck said the task force has held initial meetings to identify functional strengths and long-term sustainability issues and has begun community listening sessions. Buck told the board, “the partners have requested to have a seat at the EMS Funding Task Force Committee, a union representative, which seemed quite reasonable since they're the one actually serving the community every day.”
Board staff confirmed the request will be returned to the board as a consent calendar item; Jessica Gebb, the board assignments coordinator, indicated the addition would be brought back for appointment. Commissioners expressed support: one commissioner said, “I think it's great if we're gonna be talking about emergency services to have an emergency services technician or firefighter on that board.”
No formal motion was recorded during the announcements segment; the item was recorded as a board assignment to staff to prepare a board order for consideration at a future meeting and for the appointment to be handled on the consent calendar.
