BASIC LIFE SUPPORT TRANSPORTS POLICY REVIEW TASK FORCE
PURPOSE: To review the current Basic Life Support (BLS) system operating in the City of Milwaukee, conduct research and analyze alternative means of providing BLS services, and recommend changes and improvements to the City's current BLS system.
COMPOSITION: 14 members:
a) Mayor or designee
b) Commissioner of Health of designee
c) Budget and Management Director or designee
d) City Attorney or designee
e) Milwaukee county Emergency Medical Services Director or designee
f) Fire Chief or designee
g) One representative from each of the four current private BLS providers (appointed by the chair of the Public Safety Committee)
h) One representative of the Milwaukee Professional Fire Fighters Association, Local 215, IAFF, AFL-CIO (appointed by the chair of the Public Safety Committee)
i) Two City of Milwaukee residents (one appointed by the mayor and one appointed by the Common Council President)
j) Chair of the Public Safety Committee (appointed by the Common Council President), who shall serve as chair of the Task Force
CREATING AUTHORITY: Common Council File No. 041200 (adopted 12/21/04).
SALARY: No salary
STAFFING: City Clerk's Office, 286-2233
NOTES: The Task Force shall submit a written report of its findings and recommendations to the Common Council no later than April 1, 2005.
Date Last Updated: January 6, 2005