Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Tara Williams
Department: Human Services Division: Community Partnerships
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO AUTHORIZE County Administrator to negotiate and execute Amendments to Agreements, subject to legal sufficiency review and approval by the County Attorney's Office, between Broward County and the following three private ambulance transport providers: (1) RG Ambulance Service, Inc., d/b/a All County Ambulance, (2) National Health Transport Inc., and (3) M C T Express, Inc., effective January 1, 2026 through September 30, 2026, to increase funding in each Agreement in the amount of $98,200, totaling $294,600 increase in the aggregate, and revise each Exhibit 1 to include additional Broward County public schools and allow the transport of students ages 18-21; authorize the County Administrator to execute further amendments to the Agreements, subject to legal sufficiency review and approval by the County Attorney's Office, provided that such amendments do not impose additional financial obligations on the County; and authorize the County Administrator to take all necessary administrative and budgetary actions to implement the Agreements as amended.
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Why Action is Necessary
Broward County Board of County Commissioners ("Commission") approval is required for agreements with external agencies.
What Action Accomplishes
Approval of this Motion allows the County Administrator to negotiate amendments and increases funding to expand the Baker Act Alternative Youth Transportation Program to include additional Broward County public schools and allow the transport of students from ages 18-21 experiencing a behavioral health crisis to an appropriate adult receiving facility in Broward County.
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Previous Action Taken
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Summary Explanation/Background
THE OFFICE OF MEDICAL EXAMINER & TRAUMA SERVICES AND THE HUMAN SERV...
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