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¡<\I ORDINANCE NO. 53-05 BY: Demro, Dever, Dunn, FitzGerald, Madigan, Seelie. AN ORDINANCE creating the Start-A-Heart Committee for the purpose of overseeing the expansion and future implementation of the Automated External Defibrillator Public Access Program (AED Program) within the City of lakewood. WHEREAS, the Administration has been working closely With the lakewood Hospital Foundation to expand the current AED Program within the City of lakewOod; and WHEREAS, the Lakewood Hospital Foundation has committed $25,000 for the purchase of AED's, equiþment and training; and WHEREAS, the lakewood Foundation, a not-for-profit corporations has agreed to act as fiscal agent to ajlow for fund raising for the purpose of expanding the AED Program; and WEHREAS, the Administration would like to create a committee to oversee the expansion and future implementation of this program. Now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD; STATE OF OHIO: Section 2. The Start-A"Heart Committee shall be composed of the Fire Chief, Paramedic Supervisor who is assigned to the AED Program, the Assistant Director of Finance, an Assistant Director of law, Lakewood Hospital's Emergency Department Medical Director, and two other members appointed by the lakewood Hospital Foundation. I I ¡ Section 1. That the Start-A-Heart Committee is hereby established for the expansion and oversight of the Automated External Defibrillator Public Access Program (AED Program) within the City of lakewood. Section 3. In addition to being a voting member of the CQmmittee, the Emergency Department's Medical Director shall be responsible for medical oversight of the AED Program. Section 4. The Start"A-Heart Committee shall be responsible for all decisions regarding the purchase and placement of AED's within the City, purchase and distribution of supplies for tne AED Program and training related to the use and operation of the AED's, and any other related tasks related to the AED Program. Section 5. The lakewood Foundation, a not-for-profit corporation, shall act as Fiscal Agent for the Committee. Section 6. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this council concerning and relating to the passage of this ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all such deliberations of this Council and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements.