Senate Resolution 60 PhilosophyPriorities

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• SENATE RESOLUTION 60
• What is it?
• What does it mean to Pennsylvanias
• Fire and EMS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 60

• establish a special Bipartisan legislative
  Commission to develop legislation to provide
  direct and indirect assistance for the purpose of
  improving the delivery of emergency services in
  this Commonwealth.

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1. Emergency Services are being tasked to
provide more services with very limited
resources2. Common issues now include-
Personnel to respond- Funding- Recruitment-
Conflicts regarding service delivery
The Problem
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1. Need Exists to develop a cost effective
method to provide these services.2. Reviewed
25 reports (laundry lists with minimal action
statements)3. Bi-partisan, legislative,
leadership group, proposing solutions to major
challenges posed via comprehensive, implementable
suggestions to our legislative leadership.
Intent Statement
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SENATE RESOLUTION 60

• Commission Membership

Chair Dr. William F. Jenaway, King of Prussia
VFC Vice Chair Rep. Tim Solobay, Washington
County Chief Don Konkle, Harrisburg FD Chief
Bill Rehr, Reading FD Chief Vince Difillipo,
Radnor VFC Chief Ron Oettel, Lititz VFC Sen.
Sean Logan, Allegheny County Sen. Richard
Kasunic Rep. Stan Saylor Rep. Larry
Sather Rep. Tom Tigue Sen. Mike Waugh, (York Co.)
Chief John Senft, York FD PA County
Commissioners Association Erick Coolidge PA
League of Cities and Municipalities Roland R.
Mertz PA Association of Township Supervisors
Deborah Kulick PA Association of Township
Commissioners - Jim Hertzler PA Association of
Boroughs - Helen Jackson PA State Fire
Commissioner - Ed Mann PA Professional
Firefighters Association - Dave Eckman PFESI
Tom Savage FASP Ernie Rojahn WPFA Alan
Jenkins Firemans Legislative Federation of PA,
Fred McCutcheon PEHSC Kathleen Hogan Ambulance
Association of Pennsylvania Ed Heltman
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SENATE RESOLUTION 60

• The issues and concerns
• 1. Financing
• 2. People
• (Recruitment Retention
• 3. Legislative/Political
• 4. Service Delivery Model

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Strategic Approach
POLICY
ADMINISTRATIVE
OPERATIONS administrative
OPERATIONS financing
OPERATIONS benefits
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Strategic Approach
POLICY
Redefine Local Government Responsibility for
Fire/EMS
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Strategic Approach
Establish Service Delivery Model for Fire/EMS
Act 84 Restructuring
Volunteer Fire Service/ Volunteer EMS Grant
Program
ADMINISTRATIVE
VLAP Restructuring
Act 45 Restructuring
EMS Commissioner
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Strategic Approach
Billing Services
Authorize Authorities and Districts for
Fire/EMS
Include For-profit EMS In grant Program
OPERATIONS financing
EMS Direct Reimbursement
Public Safety Service Fee
State Fire/EMS Purchasing Contracts
Local Tax Rate Modified to 3 mils
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Strategic Approach
Personal Tax Credit for Volunteers
Establish/permit A Service Longevity System
Health Care Access
OPERATIONS benefits
Education Tuition Credit
Business Tax Credit
Permissible Benefit Spending Program
Reimburse municipalities for career staff training
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Strategic Approach
Regional Consultants To Fire/EMS Agencies
Mutual Aid Agreement Model
OPERATIONS administrative
Eliminate un-necessary administrative
reporting and fees.
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Comprehensive package of legislative
initiatives with financial and operational
impacts included
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Senate Resolution 60Municipal Fire/EMS Decision
Factors
Inventory of Assets
Risk Assessment
Match Resources to Risk
PUBLIC ENTITY IS STANDARD RESPONSE COVER DECISION
MAKER
Response
Mutual Aid
FIRE/EMS MASTER PLAN SIMILAR TO EMER MGMT PLAN
STANDARD RESPONSE COVER
Staffing
Regionalized Resources
Funding
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Senate Resolution 60Philosophy/Priorities
What we create/suggest has to integrate within a
system involving
Multiple forms of government
Fire/Rescue/EMS
Municipal
Other
Small Community
Large Community
Municipal Directed
State Control Points -authority to
operate -distribution of funds -legislation for
incentives -regionalization
rural
urban
Independent Non-profit
suburban
suburban
TBD -district -authority
Assure an ability to pay, and not change the
responsibility of local government
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SENATE RESOLUTION 60

• The Plan

Report by November 30, 2004
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Questions?????