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Board backs opioid‑abatement funding for public AEDs and approves application for community paramedicine grant
Summary
Supervisors agreed to use opioid‑abatement reserves for a county AED deployment (cabinets, Narcan, training and maintenance) and authorized staff to apply for a PATH Foundation grant to start a two‑year community paramedicine pilot (PATH to cover roughly 75% year‑one costs; county local share estimated at ~$19,000).
The board approved two public‑health and public‑safety initiatives: a plan to use opioid‑abatement funds to deploy public AEDs and an authorization to apply for a PATH Foundation grant to launch a community paramedicine pilot.
County staff proposed using about $26,000 in opioid‑abatement reserves and ongoing settlement revenue to buy climate‑controlled AED cabinets, AED units, Narcan and to fund training and ongoing maintenance. Supervisors and public‑safety staff emphasized establishing a tracking and dispatch integration so deployed AEDs are monitored, maintained and mapped for 911 dispatch. Staff said modern AEDs can be set up with cellular or Wi‑Fi reporting so dispatch will show deployment and battery/pad status.
Separately, staff and EMS leaders presented a PATH Foundation proposal to fund a two‑year community‑paramedicine pilot focused on vulnerable and aging residents: part‑time, nationally accredited paramedics would conduct home visits, connect patients to services, run home‑safety checks and support telemedicine. PATH indicated willingness to fund roughly 75% of year‑one costs; the county’s local share would be approximately $19,000 in year one, lower in year two, with year three requiring full local funding if the program continued. The board authorized staff to apply for PATH funding and to proceed with planning the AED rollout (including training and maintenance funding).
