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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 6084-04-2025A Resolution NO.6084-25-2025 APPOINTING MEMBERS OF RELEVANT SPECIALTIES TO SERVE ON THE MEDICAL CONTROL ADVISORY BOARD WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 6036-12-2024 (the "Resolution"), the City of Fort Worth (the "City") created the Medical Control Advisory Board (the "MCAB"); WHERAS, the MCAB was created to serve as an advisory body to the City and for the purposes of advising the City about the clinical performance of the City's Emergency Medical Services System ("EMS System"); and WHEREAS, the MCAB's voting membership includes the City's Medical Director, who serves as the board chair, the emergency department physician medical director, or designee, from each full -service emergency department located within the EMS System Service Area, and at least four physician members representing relevant specialties or sub- specialties of benefit in developing standards for emergency out -of -hospital care, with such members to be recommended by a majority of the then -existing members of MCAB and to be appointed by the City; WHEREAS, upon its appointment, and pursuant to the Resolution, the MCAB included ten voting members which include the City's Medical Director and the emergency department physician medical directors from each full -service emergency department within the EMS System Service Area; WHEREAS, on March 27, 2025, the MCAB conducted a meeting and considered the recommendation of additional voting members representing relevant specialties, in accordance with the Resolution, to be appointed by the City; WHEREAS, the new members represent the following specialties of benefit in developing standards for emergency out -of -hospital care: critical care, trauma, family medicine, internal medicine, cardiology, public health, and OB/GYN; WHEREAS, a majority of the then -existing MCAB members unanimously approved the motion to recommend the appointment of the individuals listed below; and WHEREAS, it is recommended that the City officially appoint the individuals listed below to serve as voting members of the MCAB. ' NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, THAT: The City Council hereby appoints the following individuals, who are qualified, to serve as voting members of the Medical Control Advisory Board: Name Term Expiration Date Steve Davis, MD September 30, 2027 Matt Fultz, MD September 30, 2027 Mark Tucker, MD September 30, 2027 Brett Cochrun, MD September 30, 2027 Sreenivas Gudimetla, MD September 30, 2027 Kenton Murthy, DO September 30, 2027 James Herd, MD September 30, 2027 Adopted this 22"d day of April 2025. ATTEST: IVA, pwwo s 00 B Jannette S. GoodaIl, City Secretary �aat v NoCP74 AY �00000000 !J MAC � 44�0