8736-14 Medical Control for Paramedics MOU

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RESOLUTION NO. 8736 -14 BY: Anderson, Bullock, Juris, Madigan, Marx, Nowlin, O'Leary. A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five members of council, or otherwise to take effect at the earliest period allowed by law, authorizing the City of Lakewood to enter into an agreement with Lakewood Hospital for the provision of professional medical control services. WHERAS, the City of Lakewood, is in need of services of certain licensed professionals to provide services in and relating to the fields of trauma, critical care, and emergency medicine and related medical services; and WHEREAS, Lakewood Hospital employees professionals within its emergency medical department that are qualified to provide medical control services to the City of Lakewood, Division of Fire; and WHEREAS, Article 18, Section 3 of the Constitution of the State of Ohio permits mu- nicipalities to exercise all powers of local self - government and to adopt and enforce within their limits such as local police, sanitary and other regulations as are not in conflict with general laws; and WHEREAS, this Council by a vote of at least five of its members determines that this resolution is an emergency measure, and that this resolution shall take effect at the earliest date possible as set forth in Article III, Sections 10 and 13 of the Second Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, and that it is necessary to provide for the usual daily operation of municipal departments in that this agreement is effective January 1, 2015; now, therefore: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. The City of Lakewood is authorized to enter into an agreement, in a form similar to that attached as Exhibit A, with Lakewood Hospital for the provision of professional medical control services. Section 2. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this resolution 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 actions were in meetings open to the public, in compliance with all legal requirements. Section 3. This resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the usual daily operation of the City for the reasons set forth and defined in the preamble to this resolution, and provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five members of Council, this resolution shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its adoption by the Council and approval by the Mayor, or otherwise it shall take effect and be in force after the earliest pe- riod allowed by law.