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Council seeks more information on AB 1383 and 211 funding; Providence offers preliminary paramedicine grant
Summary
Council signaled opposition to proposed changes in public‑employee retirement benefits (AB 1383) pending staff analysis, supported a request for state funding for 211/988 behavioral‑health hotlines, and heard that Providence has preliminarily offered a minimum $300,000 to start a paramedicine pilot.
Councilmembers asked staff for additional analysis on AB 1383, legislation that would alter public‑employee retirement rules and require bargaining; staff and the HR director warned the measure could impose large, unfunded costs and complicate labor relations. After discussion, council members asked staff to prepare more information before forwarding a formal position.
Council member Fernandez also asked staff to circulate a letter supporting state funding for 211, 988 and related behavioral‑health lines; members agreed to have staff follow up on the request.
City Manager Slattery said Providence Hospital had preliminarily offered a donation to seed a paramedicine program that would expand non‑emergency medical and mental‑health responses in coordination with North Coast EMS. "Providence just sent us a letter, preliminarily, donating or giving the city a minimum of $300,000 to start implementing [a] paramedicine program," Slattery said; staff will return with program timelines, budget implications and requested board approvals.
