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Solano supervisors introduce ordinance to move LEMSA authority to county amid procurement timing dispute
Summary
County staff introduced an ordinance to designate Public Health as the local emergency medical services agency (LEMSA) and return LEMSA authority to the county; the motion passed 3–2 after public providers warned the timing could require an EMSA addendum to an ongoing ambulance RFP.
Solano County staff presented a narrow ordinance to return local emergency medical services agency (LEMSA) authority to the county and designate the Health & Social Services Public Health division as the LEMSA. Staff described the proposed edits as limited to authority language, clarification of the medical director role, and a cleanup of prior department naming.
Helen Pearson and Michael Cohen of Medic Ambulance urged caution in public comment, saying the ordinance’s effective date could…
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