Region 6 EMS
Meeting Minutes of October 20, 2011
Today’s meeting was called to order at 1310 hours by Chairman Chris Way.
Board members present:
Chris Way, Kenny Yoakum, Terry Staggs, Rod Pace (phone), , Randy Grimmett, David Cowan
J. Adams, R. Varone, D. Hamlin, T. Modesitt
Absent members: D. Bruner, R. Conaway, J. Wilhelms
Agenda: The agenda was presented by the Chairman. A motion was heard for approval of the agenda by Mr. Modesitt and seconded by Mr. Varone. Unanimous vote was heard. No opposition was heard.
Minutes of the July 2011 meeting were presented via e-mail and website. A copy of the minutes was also available for inspection.
A motion by Mr. Adams to approve the minutes was heard with a second by Mr. Varone. All approved. No opposition noted.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
A. BEMS Grant:
B. Homeland Security Triage Grant: (Way, Adams, Grimmett) a grant for $10, 000 (prospective, no funds have been received yet but are anticipated) is expected before the January meeting. Discussion was heard on how best to utilize these funds. They are designated for Disaster preparedness. No formal projects were heard at this time. The committee will continue to examine the possibilities of how best to utilize these funds for the region. It is expected that once the funds are received the process of utilization may be a short time frame. Thus a motion was heard from Mr. Modesitt and second by Mr. Cowan that we utilize an e-mail forum and vote if necessary. No opposition was heard and all in favor.
C. There have been no Homeland Security meetings since our last meeting so there is no update.
D. Trauma Council: Considerable discussion was heard about the recent (September) meeting of the SEK Regional Trauma Committee General Membership meeting. Upon completion of that meeting, outcomes were not as anticipated from previous dialogue within both entities and many members of the Region 6 EMS board were quite disappointed in the handling of the issue(s). As a result of those proceedings a motion was heard from Mr. Hamlin to have the Chairman draft a letter of disappointment with the obvious political undertones within the SEK RTC and ask that body if and how they might seek to amend the bylaws of the organization so that there is fair and appropriate representation of EMS within that organization. A second was heard by Mr. Modesitt and all members present were in favor.
E. PHTLS/Trauma Council: No further dialogue has taken place on this issue with the SEK RTC. No report
F. AMLS instructor classes: Mr. Pace recommended that we set dates for this class and he would approach his contacts to determine costs involved and logistics. It was felt that this would be better served after January of 2012.
G. KRAF Grant Report: Mr. Way reported that he is under the impression that KRAF funding for grants in 2012 will need to have a monetary match of some type for the best priority of funding. No further information was forthcoming. Application period for these funds should open soon and will, more than likely be due on January 2 as in previous cycles.
NEW BUSINESS:
A. EDTF Update: No recent meeting of the EDTF have been held and therefore no report.
B. BEMS Executive Director Update: Mr. Sutton did not attend the meeting. No report.
C. BEMS October Meeting Update: There will be no legislative package presented in 2012 by the Board of EMS.
D. All Regions meeting: The Executive Director of the Board of EMS called a meeting of the state organizations (KEMSA, KEMTA, KAFC, BEMS, all 6 regions and the Aero medical communities) together prior to the BEMS meetings. Mr. Way reported a much more cooperative atmosphere was apparent at the meeting and a definite appearance of willingness to work towards common goals.
E. MERGe update: There will be a MERGe meeting in Parsons on October 27th. Also Region 5 is joining the MERGe team and members from there are being appointed.
Sub-Committee Reports: No committee report were heard. The Chair reports that Mr. Bruner had some of the categories in error and the report was not ready for presentation. Mr. Yoakum asked when we could expect a financial report after several meetings without one. It was determined this would be available at the January 2012 meeting.
None at this time.
With no other comments or agenda items for discussion, a motion for adjournment was heard from Mr. Adams and second by Mr. Modesitt. No opposition was heard and it was unanimous.