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EMSA Board of Trustees Special Meeting – September 23, 2022

NOTICE AND AGENDA
EMSA Board of Trustees Special Meeting
Friday, September 23, 2022 – 11:00 a.m.

A special meeting of the Emergency Medical Services Authority Board of Trustees will be held on Friday, September 23, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at the following location:

  • Hampton Inn & Suites, 915 Ada Webb Drive, Stroud, Oklahoma 74079

WITH THE FOLLOWING TRUSTEES ATTENDING:

Chief Michael Baker
Dr. Jeffrey Goodloe
Chief Richard Kelley
Phil Lakin
Allison Petersen
Tammy Powell
Scot Rigby
Jan Slater
Scott Vaughn
Wiley Williams
Chief Bryan Wood

CONSENT AGENDA

  1. Approval of Board Minutes from the EMSA Board of Trustees Meeting dated August 24, 2022 at 1:00 p.m.

REGULAR AGENDA

  1. Chairman’s Report- Wiley Williams, Chairman of the Board
  2. Approval of Interlocal Subsidy Agreement between EMSA and The City of Edmond – Wiley Williams, Board Chair
  3. Emergency Purchase Request – Approval of emergency purchase of used ambulances, including a determination of an emergency and waiver of bidding requirements as provided in Okla. Stat. tit. 60 § 176(I). – Frank Gresh, Interim Chief Operating Officer
  4. Waiver of the CEO/President’s purchasing limits and RFP/RFQ bidding requirements imposed by the EMSA Purchasing Policy for the purpose a contract for professional services with regard to a temporary employee staffing agreement between EMSA and Best Practice Medicine, LLC for purposes of increasing staffing, allowing the EMSA CEO/President to negotiate and contract with Best Practice Medicine for purposes of addressing staffing issues facing EMSA. – Johna Easley, Interim President & Chief Executive Officer
  5. An Executive Session of the Board of Trustees, as authorized by Title 25, §307 B.4 of the Oklahoma Statutes, for the purpose of confidential communications with its attorneys concerning claims arising from the Contract dated as of September 25, 2013, between Emergency Medical Services Authority, an Oklahoma public trust (“EMSA”), and American Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc. (“AMRAS”), as amended, including, but not limited to, the Complaint filed by EMSA against American Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc., in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma Civil Action No. 20-CV-00455-GKF-CDL, and, with the advice of its attorneys, a determination by the Board of Trustees that disclosure to the public of the communications in such Executive Session will seriously impair the ability of the Board of Trustees to process such claims and litigation in the public interest.
  6. After a return by the Board of Trustees to the public meeting, vote upon any item of business which concerns the above-described claims and is considered during the Executive Session.
  7. An Executive Session of the Board of Trustees, as authorized by Title 25, §307 B.1 of the Oklahoma Statutes, for the purpose of discussing the employment, hiring, appointment, promotion, demotion, disciplining or resignation of the Interim President and Chief Executive Officer.
  8. After a return by the Board of Trustees to the public meeting, discussion and possible board action on any item of business which concerns the employment, hiring, appointment, promotion, demotion, disciplining or resignation of the Interim President and Chief Executive Officer and is considered during the executive session.
  9. An Executive Session of the Board of Trustees, as authorized by Title 25, §307 B.1 of the Oklahoma Statutes, for the purpose of discussing the employment, hiring, appointment, promotion, demotion, disciplining or resignation of the Interim Chief Operating Officer.
  10. After a return by the Board of Trustees to the public meeting, discussion, and possible board action on any item of business which concerns the employment, hiring, appointment, promotion, demotion, disciplining or resignation of the Interim Chief Operating Officer and is considered during the executive session.
  11. President’s Report
    1. Operational Compliance Report – Frank Gresh, Interim Chief Operations Officer
    2. Key Performance Indicators Report – Adam Paluka, Chief Public Affairs Officer
    3. President’s Commentary – Johna Easley, Interim President & Chief Executive Officer
  12. Medical Director’s Report- Dr. Jeffrey Goodloe, Chief Medical Officer
  13. New Business
  14. Trustees’ Reports
  15. Next Meeting – Wednesday, October 26th, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. via videoconference
  16.  Adjourn