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OF ALL THE OLD COUNTY RECORDS AS STATED IN THE FOREGOING LETTER, <br />L.S. THOMAS, COUNTY FINANCIAL COORDINATOR REPRESENTING <br />RALPH HARRIS, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD <br />MR. HARRIS` REQUEST TO OBTAIN ERRORS AND OMISSIONS INSURANCE. THE <br />BOARD SUGGESTED A CHECK BE MADE OF 'THE COUNTY INSURANCE COVERAGE <br />TO SEE IF THIS IS COVERED, IF NOT, PERHAPS IT COULD BE ADDED. <br />ATTORNEY BURCH QUESTIONED THE NEED FOR THE CLERK TO <br />CARRY THIS COVERAGE AND RECOMMENDED MR. HARRIS CONTACT HIS ATTORNEY <br />FOR A LEGAL OPINION. <br />CALVIN B. BROWN, ATTORNEY REPRESENTING A'& S PRIVATE <br />AMBULANCE SERVICE APPEARED AND INFORMED THE BOARD THAT THIS <br />AMBULANCE SERVICE DEALS STRICTLY IN TRANSPORTING CONVALESCENT <br />PATIENTS, BOTH ON A LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE BASIS, AND NEW <br />LEGISLATION HAS BEEN PASSED THAT MIGHT PUT THIS SERVICE OUT OF <br />BUSINESS BECAUSE OF THEIR STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS. <br />° MR. BROWN FURTHER STATED THAT, IN HIS OPINION, <br />THE NEW FLORIDA EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ACT WAS PRIMARILY DESIGNED <br />FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES, BUT WHEN THE NEW ACT WAS PASSED IT INCLUDED <br />A DEFINITION OF AN AMBULANCE, WHICH WAS SO BROAD THAT IT BROUGHT <br />IN THE SERVICES SUCH AS A & S PRIVATE AMBULANCE SERVICE. IN ORDER <br />FOR A & S SERVICE TO CONTINUE THIS BUSINESS AND THIS SERVICE TO <br />THE COMMUNITY THEY ARE REQUESTING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE <br />COUNTY. <br />IT WAS STATED THAT IF THE COUNTY PROVIDED FINANCIAL <br />ASSISTANCE THAT A & S SERVICES WOULD PROVIDE SERVICE FOR INDIGENT <br />PATIENTS IN THE COUNTY. THEY ARE REQUESTING A COMMITMENT FROM THE, <br />COUNTY TO ASSIST THEM FINANCIALLY IF THIS LAW ACTUALLY AFFECTS THEM. <br />ALSO PRESENT AT THIS MEETING WAS HARRY COX AND CONNOR <br />ROBERTS, REPRESENTING A & S PRIVATE AMBULANCE SERVICE AND LEE <br />NUZIE, TONY GIBBONS, GERALD RIVENBARK', REPRESENTING THE VOLUNTEER <br />AMBULANCE SQUAD. <br />- THE BOARD AGREED THAT THIS LAW NEEDS CLARIFICATION AND <br />SUGGESTED TO MR. BROWN THAT HE MEET WITH SENATOR PHIL LEWIS, WHO <br />WILL BE PRESENT IN THE COURTHOUSE, TOMORROW, OCTOBER 25, 1973 <br />AND THE BOARD WILL CONTINUE THIS DISCUSSION IN TWO WEEKS AT THE <br />f <br />-NEXT COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING, <br />f <br />k, BflDR �O MEW <br />n <br />