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APR 4 1984 Commission re emergency medical services. He would like to see a new committee formed to be known as the EMS Coordinating Committee and composed of one representative from each of the emergency services in the county. He suggested that he chair such a committee and have the authority to accept the credentials of the members so that if any changes in the membership occur, it would not have to be brought back to the Board for approval. Because there are still some inter -service problems, he would prefer to have this committee keep track of 911, dispatching, etc., and maintain control of emergency medical services until such time as everything is working smoothly. Commissioner Lyons informed the Board that the EMS Committee has agreed that the Emergency Management Director will be our 911 emergency coordinator and that there is a need to reshape some of the sectors in the response map. After the next EMS meeting, he will come back with a specific report on where we stand on the original charter and a specific request for a change. Chairman Scurlock reported that he met with Vic Foster and Gerald Rivenbark, representatives of the Volunteer Ambulance Squad, who indicated their willingness to cooperate. He recalled that we have had a conflict before between the ambulance squad and the fire department as to who will be the primary supplier of service. He felt that the ambulance squad is really asking for a commitment from the Commission that as long as they can provide adequate staff with proper training, that they be considered as the primary supplier of emergency medical service, even though they realize that it might not be a volunteer operation at some point in time. Chairman Scurlock felt the matter of duplication of medical supplies would be coming up at budget time and alerted the Commission that a decision will have to be made 58