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People Serving <br />People <br /> <br />CITY OF RIVERSIDE <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Riverside <br /> <br />All-America City <br /> <br />1998 <br /> <br />HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />DATE: June 1, 1999 <br /> <br />ITEM NO: 5 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, TRAINING, AND REQUEST FOR <br />OVERTIME TO ATTEND ACCREDITATION SESSIONS FOR THE CITY'S <br />NEW PARAMEDIC FIRST RESPONDER PROGRAM--SUPPLEMENTAL <br />APPROPRIATION <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br /> <br />On December 8, 1998, the City Council approved the execution of the agreement with the City of <br />Riverside, County of Riverside, and American Medical Response (AMR) to enhance the level of emergency <br />medical care within the City. In addition, the City and AMR entered into a contract regarding the <br />Paramedic First Responder Program which established the Riverside Fire Department as the provider of <br />paramedic first responder service by placing fire~ghter/paramedics on fire engines. The Fire Department <br />anticipates that the Program will be implemented during July 1999. The revenue received by the City thus <br />far is $164,156 (Revenue Account Number 101-0-341250). From this amount, the Fire Department would <br />like to purchase equipment, supplies, training, and other items necessary for the start-up of the Program, <br />as well as request overtime to attend accreditation sessions. <br /> <br />The Fire Department would like a portion of the revenue appropriated into the following expenditure <br />accounts: <br /> <br />Fund-Cost Center-Account <br />Number <br />101-235310-413 120 <br /> <br />101-235310-425200 <br /> <br />Line Item Account Name <br /> <br />Overtime at the 11/2 Rate <br />(for Accreditation) <br />Periodicals and Dues <br /> <br />Amount of Appropriation <br /> <br /> $ 1,650 <br /> $ 705 <br /> <br />101-235310426800 <br /> <br />Special Department Supplies <br /> <br />$26,145 <br /> <br />101-235310-427200 <br /> <br />Training $ 1,500 <br /> <br />$30,000 <br /> <br />FISCAL IMPACT: <br /> <br />Effective January 1999, the City has received $39,721.83 per month under the terms of the new agreement <br />with AMR. This represents an increase of more than $27,000 from the previous agreement, which paid <br />$12,500 per month. The incremental portion of the new fee is dedicated to funding training, equipment, <br /> <br />B-1 <br /> <br /> <br />