Item C11
BOARD 01<' COlJNTY COMMISSIONERS
,U;ENDAITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:_ApI!L19, 2Q()JL...
Division:. ..~--.BQ.cC_
Bulk Item Yes No
Staff Contact Person:
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Presentation of Mayor's Proclamation observing the week of
14-20,2006 as "Emergency Medical Services Week"
ITEM BACKGROUND: The residents and visitors of the State of Florida benefit daily from the
efforts of skilled dispatchers, first responders, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, emergency
and trauma nurses, educators, emergency and trauma physicians, and support personnel.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: This is a yearly proclamation requested by Monroe
County Fire Rescue
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
STAFF RECOMMENDA nONS:
TOTAL COST:
N/A
BUDGETED: Yes
No
COST TO COlJNTY: N/A..
SOURCIi: OF FUNDS:.._N/A ~
REVENUIi:PRODUCING: Yes
No
AMOUNT PER MONTH
Year
APPROVED .BY: County Atty
OMB/Purchasing
. N/A
DIVISION DIRECTOR API>>ROV AL:
DOCUMENTATION:
Included
Not Required
DISPOSITION:
AGENDA ITEM#__.
Revised 2/05
WHERi<:AS, emergency medical professionals and volunteers provide medical
care to victims of sudden life injuries and illnesses< under stressfid
conditions and in high risk situations, to save lives of others:
WHEREAS, emergency medical personnel must rapidly assess, manage and
effectively care in unpredictable situations requiring life and death judgments,
and
WHEREAS, emergency are often the first contact many
residents and visitors to Florida have with the health care system, and these personnel
provide education, assessment, and rdelra! services in addition to their
emergency and
WHEREAS the residents of and visitors ofthe State of Florida benefit daily from
the efforts of skiHed first emergency medical technicians,
paramedics, emtTgency and trauma nurses, educators, emergency and trauma physicians
and support and
WHEREAS it is critical that the public be made aware of: understand.
support and use its local emergency medical services system: and
ina
visitors.
is due to all members medical personnel
of roles for their unselfish dedication to Florida's residents and
NOW 'rHEREI'ORE,
County, Florida I do hereby
the power vested in me as the
14 through 20, 2006 as
of Monroe
I':MERG.ENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES WEEK
The citizens of Monroe
week with the
Florida and all citizens are called Llpon to observe this
and activities
Witness my hand and seal of the
2006.