ORDINANCE NO. 250139
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Sponsor: Councilmember Nathan Willett
Amending Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances, Administration, by adding a new Section 2-235 to authorize the sponsorship and operation of a Paramedic School Program in the Fire Department; creating the new positions of Division Chief-EMS Education Program Director, Assistant Program Director/Lead Paramedic Instructor, and American Heart Association and EMS Clinical/Field Experience Coordinator; estimating revenue in the amount of $25,250.00 in the General Fund; reducing the contingent appropriation in the General Fund by $45,750.00; appropriating $71,000.00 from the unappropriated fund balance of the General Fund; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
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WHEREAS, the UMKC School of Medicine and the Fire Department have collaborated since January of 2020 providing extensive training for prehospital emergency care, including classroom instruction, skills and simulation labs, clinicals throughout hospitals, and field experience in Missouri and Kansas, with graduates eligible for National Registry Certifications required for licensure as paramedics; and
WHEREAS, UMKC is no longer able to sponsor or provide this training; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Department urgently needs additional qualified personnel to deliver advanced medical care at emergency scenes, ensuring the health and safety of the community; and
WHEREAS, the City believes it is in the public interest for it to take on the responsibilities of training individuals to be paramedics and the Fire Department has the ability to sponsor and operate a paramedic school program; and
WHERAS, UMKC has agreed to transfer the sponsorship of the existing paramedic program to the Fire Department, ensuring that critical factors such as curriculum, faculty, equipment, and facilities remain unchanged; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Department estimates that revenue from the Program will be recei...
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