8781-14 Authorize Agreement betweenWestshore COG and MetroHealth

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REFERRED TO THE HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE 11/3/14, Interim rpt 11/17/14. RESOLUTIONNO. 8781 -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's participation under an agreement between the Westshore Council of Governments, and MetroHealth System for the provision of professional tactical medical control services. WHERAS, the Westshore Council of Governments, of which the City is a member, 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, MetroHealth Systems, as a level 1 trauma and burn center, is capable and willing to provide these services; and WHEREAS, Chapter 140 of the Ohio Revised Code authorizes MetroHealth Systems and the Westshore Council of Governments to enter into certain agreements for a public propose; and WHEREAS, this agreement serves the public purposes of promoting state and federal policies for enhancing the availability, efficiency, and economy of tactical emergency medical services to municipalities; 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 these services should be made available to member municipalities immedi- ately; now, therefore: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. The City of Lakewood is authorized as member of the Westshore Council of Governments to operate under an agreement, in a form similar to that attached as Exhibit A, with MetroHealth Systems for the provision of professional tactical 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,