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Adopt a Resolution Authorizing Lodi Fire Department to Participate in the CENCAL Fire EMS Authority, a Joint Powers Authority (FD)
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MEETING DATE:
February 19, 2025
PREPARED BY:
Ken Johnson, Fire Chief
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt Resolution authorizing Lodi Fire Department to participate in the CENCAL Fire EMS Authority, a Joint Powers Authority.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution to:
1. Authorize the City Manager on behalf of the City of Lodi to enter into an agreement with the City of Stockton and the South San Joaquin County Fire Authority to join and participate in The CENCAL Fire EMS Authority (CENCAL), a Joint Powers Authority (JPA); and
2. Authorize Councilmember _______________ to serve as the City of Lodi's Primary Director on the CENCAL Board of Directors; and
3. Authorize Councilmember _______________ to serve as the City of Lodi's First Alternate Director on the CENCAL Board of Directors in the absence of the Primary Director; and
4. Authorize Councilmember _______________ to serve as the City of Lodi's Second Alternate Director on the CENCAL Board of Directors in the absence of both the Primary Director and the First Alternate Director; and
5. Authorize the creation of a separate fund (CENCAL Fund) to track all revenues and expenditures associated with CENCAL; and
6. Direct staff to include $289,800 in the upcoming Fiscal Year 2025-26 Fire Department budget for the CENCAL Fund; and
7. Authorize the City Manager to take all appropriate actions to carry out the purpose and intent of this resolution.
Summary
The San Joaquin County Emergency Medical Services Agency (SJCEMSA) oversees emergency medical services (EMS), including managing exclusive operating areas (EOAs) for ambulance providers in San Joaquin County. With an upcoming expiration of the current ambulance transport provider agreement, the Lodi Fire Department (LFD), Stockt...
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