HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 5976-06-2024A Resolution
NO.597G-pjA-2024
APPOINTING MATTIE PARKER TO THE BOARD OF THE METROPOLITAN
AREA EMS AUTHORITY
WHEREAS, in 1988, the City of Fort Worth (the "City") and certain other Tarrant
County municipalities came together to create a regional ambulance and emergency medical
services ("EMS") agency known as the Area Metropolitan Ambulance Authority, d/b/a
Medstar, (the "Authority") through the adoption of a uniform EMS ordinance and interlocal
cooperative agreement under the provisions of Section 773.051 of the Texas Health and Safety
Code and pursuant to Ordinance Number 10094;
WHEREAS, now known as the Metropolitan Area EMS Authority and operating under
the trade name MedStar Mobile Healthcare, the Authority operates under the Restated and
Amended Interlocal Cooperative Agreement executed in 2020 (Fort Worth City Secretary
Contract No. 54348; hereinafter, the "Agreement") and an updated uniform EMS ordinance;
WHEREAS, the Agreement provides that the Authority is to be governed by a$oard
of Directors (the "Board"), with four voting members appointed by the City who serve at the
pleasure of the City and may be replaced by the City at any time, with or without cause;
WHEREAS, one of the City appointed members on the Board, Susan Alanis, recently
resigned from her seat with the Board;
WHEREAS, the City desires to fill the vacant position with the City Mayor, Mattie
Parker; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City has found and determined that Mayor Mattie
Parker is eligible for appointment to the Board under said ordinance and Agreement and is
otherwise not disqualified by law from holding such office.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, THAT:
1. Mattie Parker is hereby appointed to membership on the Board in place of
Susan Alanis, said appointment to be effective immediately and to serve until
September 30, 2027, or the date as of which a replacement is duly appointed.
Adopted this 25th day of June, 2024.
ATTEST:
By:
Jannette S. Goodall, City Secretary