TO: Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Douglas E. Smith, City Manager
DATE: April 6, 2016
Title
RESOLUTION APPROVING AGREEMENT BETWEEN BROWARD COUNTY AND CITY OF MARGATE FOR EMS COUNTY GRANT FUNDING FOR VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPY EQUIPMENT AND BACTERICIDAL INDUCTION CHARGED SPRAYER.
BACKGROUND: This funding will provide for advanced airway management devices that will improve our intubation success rate from 60-90%, thereby reducing mortality rates of patients requiring pre-hospital advance airway interventions. In addition, this funding will provide for an anti-bacterial system to clean the patient compartments of our vehicles to reduce exposures and illness from contact with blood and fluids.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve.
FISCAL IMPACT: Reimbursable funding to be provided by the County to the City in an amount not to exceed $26,794.
CONTACT PERSON: Fire Chief Dan Booker, 954-971-7010