Bill No.                7-13                          

Concerning: Emergency Medical Transportation – Use of Revenue - Amendment               

Revised:    5-9-13              Draft No. 2               

Introduced:      March 5, 2013                

Enacted:         May 14, 2013                 

Executive:       May 23, 2013                 

Effective:        August 22, 2013             

Sunset Date:  None                             

Ch.   13    , Laws of Mont. Co.    2013    

 

County Council

For Montgomery County, Maryland

 

By: Council President at the Request of the County Executive

 

AN ACT to:

(1)        establish the percentage of emergency medical transport revenue to be allocated for the benefit of local fire and rescue departments; and

(2)        clarify and expand the purposes for which a local fire and rescue department may spend emergency medical transport revenue.

 

By amending

            Montgomery County Code

            Chapter 21, Fire and Rescue Service

            Section 21-23A

 

 

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The County Council for Montgomery County, Maryland approves the following Act:


          Sec. 1. Section 21-23A is amended as follows:

21-23A. Emergency Medical Services Transport Insurance Reimbursement Program.

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(h)     Use of Revenue.

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(3)     (A)    [A percentage of this account, which the Council must specify annually in the operating budget resolution, must be used to replace or augment apparatus owned and staffed by local fire and rescue departments and training, gear, and equipment for local fire and rescue departments.] 15% of the net Emergency Medical Services Transport Insurance Reimbursement Program revenue must be allocated under a procedure specified in the annual operating budget resolution for the benefit of local fire and rescue departments for:

(i)      replacement or augmentation of apparatus owned by a local fire and rescue department;

(ii)     facilities owned by a local fire and rescue department;

(iii)    training for volunteers;

(iv)    gear and equipment for volunteers;

(v)     administrative staff to support a local fire and rescue department;

(vi)    volunteer recruitment and retention; and

(vii)   volunteer stand-by support.

(B)     [[As part of the Executive’s operating budget submission, the Fire Chief must transmit a plan for use of funds designated for local fire and rescue departments.  The plan the Chief transmits must specify:

[(A)]  (i)      the amount of this account the Chief recommends to allocate to replace apparatus that is owned [and staffed] by local fire and rescue departments in the next fiscal year; and

[(B)]  (ii)     the amount of this account to allocate to facilities, training, gear, administrative staff, volunteer recruitment and retention, volunteer standby support, and equipment for volunteers.]]

          Any administrative staff hired or retained by a local fire and rescue department using revenue allocated under this Section is not a County employee or a member of the separate merit system referred to in Section 21-16(a).

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Approved: