HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-1995-137RESOLUTION NO. 137-95
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF DANIA, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING
PARTICIPATION IN THE GROUP CITY EMS COALITION CONSISTING OF
VARIOUS MUNICIPALITIES OF BROWARD COUNW FOR PROVIDING
FUNDING AND LICENSING; AUTH0RIZING PARTICIPATI0N lN THE
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN MUNICIPALITIES OF THE GROUP
Clry EMS C0AL|T|ON; AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE 0F MONEY T0
FUND THE PROGRAMS OF THE GROUP CITY EMS COALITION
PURSUANT TO THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT; PROVIDING FOR
C0NFLICTS; PR0VIDING FOB SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOB AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida, pursuant
to Broward County Ordinance No 95-14, has determined that a municipality may choose to
provide its own emergency medical service, rather than receive such services from the County;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Dania, Florida, ('City") has established its own emergency
medical seruice, and it is in the best interest of the City to join together with other municipalities
in Broward County and become part of the association formally known as the Group City EMS
Coalition ("Coalition") seeking funding and licensing for quality municipal emergency medical
services.
WHEREAS, the City, as a member of the Coalition, should become a party to the
lnterlocal Agreement ("Agreement") between municipalities in Broward County seeking to
establish funding and licensing for their own emergency medical service programs;
WHEREAS, the City, as a party to the Agreement should expend funds to finance the
expenses ol the Coalition pursuant to the lnterlocal Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
DANIA, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. The foregoing 'WHEREAS'clauses are true and conect and hereby
ratilied and confirmed by the City Commission.
Section 2. The City Commission of the City of Dania, Florida, hereby authorizes
that the City join other municipalities of Broward County in establishing the Group City EMS
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Coalition in order to establish a formal organization interested in seeking lunding and licensing
to initiate an effective and efiicient emergency medical service program.
Section 3. The City Commission of the City of Dania, Florida, hereby authorizes
that the City enter into an lnterlocal Agreement with other municipalities in the Coalition in order
to lund expenses and maintain the records of the programs of the Coalition.
Section {. The City Commission of the City ol Dania, hereby authorizes the
expenditures ol money for the activities ol the Coalition. The City shall expend no more than its
share oI the expenses ol the Coalition based on a per capita ratio based on the City's
population.
Section !. All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conllict herewith are hereby
repealed to the extent ol such conflict.
ll any clause, section, other part or application of this Besolution is
held by any court ol competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, in part or
application, it shall not affect the validity ol the remaining portions or applications of this
Resolution.
Section Z. This Resolution shall be in force and take effect immediately upon its
passage and adoption.
PASSED and ADOPTED on this 26TH day ol SEPTEMBER, 1995.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM & CORRECTNESS:
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Frank C. Adler, City Attorney
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Resolution No. 1 37-95