HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 6037-12-2024A Resolution
NO. 6037-12-2024
DELEGATING MANAGERIAL CONTROL OF THE METROPOLITAN AREA EMS
AUTHORITY TO THE FORT WORTH CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND
REQUIRING THE METROPOLITAN AREA EMS AUTHORITY TO FOLLOW
CERTAIN CITY OF FORT WORTH PROCUREMENT STANDARDS AND
POLICIES
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 for the creation of a Board of Directors (the
"Board") that administers all operations of the Authority;
WHEREAS, the Board is advised by two advisory boards, the First Responder
Advisory Board (the "FRAB") and the Emergency Physicians Advisory Board (the "EPAB"),
which were created by the updated uniform EMS ordinance and receive their directives from
the Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Agreement further provides that the Authority shall continue in
existence until all units of governments that are party to the Agreement (the "Member Cities")
withdraw from the Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Member Cities have, pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding
and Agreement ("MOUA") executed by each Member City agreed to: withdraw from and
terminate the Agreement; dissolve the Authority; and designate the City as the licensed
EMS Provider for the Member Cities' jurisdictions;
WHEREAS, the MOUA further provides for the transition of all EMS related services,
operations, assets, and responsibilities to the City, to be administered by the City of Fort
Worth Fire Department with independent medical direction provided by a Medical Director
through the new City of Fort Worth Department Office of the Medical Director;
WHEREAS, the MOUA requires the City to create two new City advisory boards,
the Emergency Services Advisory Board (the "EAB") and the Medical Control Advisory
Board (the "MCAB"), composed of relevant stakeholders and medical experts to ensure
medical best practices; robust Member City representation, and to facilitate community
engagement;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the MOUA, the Authority will continue to exist, operate
and serve as the EMS Provider for the Member Cities in a transitional capacity until at
Ieast July I, 2025 (the "Transition Period") under the management and control of the City;
WHEREAS, by withdrawing from and terminating the Agreement, the Member Cities
also dissolved the Board;
WHEREAS, prior to its dissolution, by and through Resolution No. BC-1624, the
Board authorized: the Authority to continue its operations under the management of the City;
the City to act as the Authority to take all actions it deems prudent and necessary to
manage all day-to-day operations of the Authority and facilitate the transition of EMS to
the City; the transfer and conveyance of all Authority assets to the City; and the Interim
Chief Executive Officer of the Authority to execute any documents and take any further
actions necessary to implement the provisions of the resolution during the Transition Period;
WHEREAS, the Fort Worth City Council (the "Council") believes it is prudent to
delegate the responsibility of managing the operations of the Authority during the Transition
Period to the Fort Worth City Manager's Office ("CMO");
WHEREAS, the Council also believes it is prudent to require the Authority to follow
certain policies and procurement standards typical of Texas governmental entities during the
Transition Period for transactions initiated by the Authority while under the management and
control of the City;
WHEREAS, the CMO will be required to report directly to the Emergency Services
Committee concerning its management of the Authority during the Transition Period;
WHEREAS, during the Transition Period, the EAB and MCAB will advise the City
in place of the FRAB and the EPAB; and
WHEREAS, this Resolution shall be effective as of the date of its adoption by the
Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, THAT:
1. The CMO is hereby granted the responsibility to manage the day-to-day operations
of the Authority during the Transition Period and to make necessary decisions,
including directing the interim Chief Executive Officer of the Authority, to
facilitate the transition of services from the Authority to the City as reflected in
the MOUA;
2. The CMO shall: (1) require the Authority to follow certain procurement
standards required of Texas units of local government; and (2) implement a
procurement policy promulgated by the Purchasing Division of the City's Financial
Management Services Department during the Transition Period. The procurement
policy must comply with Texas Law and be substantially similar to the City's
existing Purchasing Administrative Regulation;
3. The CMO shall approve all new contracts or amendments to existing contracts that
exceed $100,000.00 and the Council specifically waives any requirement, if any,
for those contracts to be presented to or approved by the Council;
4. The EAB and MCAB will advise the City concerning the operations of the Authority
during the Transition Period in place of the FRAB and EPAB;
5. The CMO shall report to, and provide periodic and regular updates to, the
Emergency Services Committee concerning its management of the Authority and
other matters related to EMS and the Authority that the CMO deems appropriate
and necessary.
Adopted this 10'h day of December 2024.
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Jannette S. GoodaIl, City Secretary