Memorandum
Date: February 11, 2025
To: The Honorable E.J. Crandell, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Anthony Arton, Health Services Director
Subject: 9:15 A.M. Public Hearing - Consideration of a Revised County of Lake Ambulance Ordinance; An Ordinance Amending Article IX of Chapter 9 of the Lake County Code pertaining to Permitting and Operation of Medical Transportation Services (Continued from December 17, 2024)
Executive Summary:
The Lake County Emergency Medical Care Committee has reviewed this drafted Ambulance Ordinance and has voted in favor of recommending that the Lake County Board of Supervisors adopt this new ordinance with review of key items around compliance and performance. The sections around compliance and performance are Sec. 87.2, Sec 88.2, Sec 9-86, and 9-88.
This Ambulance Ordinance addresses permitting Public and Private Ambulances within the operational area of Lake County. The Ordinance establishes the permit process, permittee standards and regulations to follow, as well as defining the roles of the local Emergency Medical Care Committee, the Local Emergency Medical Services Agency, and the Local Health Department.
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Recommended Action: a) Offer the Ordinance Amending Article IX of Chapter 9 of the Lake County Code pertaining to Permitting and Operation of Medical Transportation Services; and b) Advance the Ordinance to the next available agenda for second reading.