Transcript Senate Resolution 60 Philosophy/Priorities

SENATE RESOLUTION 60
What is it?
What does it mean to
Pennsylvania’s
Fire and EMS
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.
1. Emergency
Services are being
tasked to provide more services
with very limited resources
2. Common issues now include:
- Personnel to respond
- Funding
- Recruitment
- Conflicts regarding service
delivery
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.
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
Fireman’s Legislative Federation of PA, Fred McCutcheon
PEHSC – Kathleen Hogan
Ambulance Association of Pennsylvania – Ed Heltman
SENATE RESOLUTION 60
The issues and concerns:
1. Financing
2. People
(Recruitment & Retention
3. Legislative/Political
4. Service Delivery Model
POLICY
ADMINISTRATIVE
OPERATIONS
financing
OPERATIONS
benefits
OPERATIONS
administrative
POLICY
Redefine Local Government Responsibility for Fire/EMS
Establish Service
Delivery Model for
Fire/EMS
Act 84
Restructuring
ADMINISTRATIVE
Volunteer
Fire Service/
Volunteer EMS
Grant Program
VLAP Restructuring
EMS Commissioner
Act 45 Restructuring
Billing Services
Authorize
Authorities and
Districts for
Fire/EMS
Include
For-profit EMS
In grant
Program
OPERATIONS
financing
Public Safety
Service Fee
EMS Direct Reimbursement
State Fire/EMS
Purchasing Contracts
Local Tax Rate
Modified to 3 mils
Personal Tax
Credit for
Volunteers
Establish/permit
A Service
Longevity System
Health Care Access
OPERATIONS
benefits
Business Tax Credit
Education Tuition Credit
Permissible Benefit Spending Program
Reimburse municipalities for career staff training
Regional
Consultants
To Fire/EMS
Agencies
Mutual Aid
Agreement
Model
OPERATIONS
administrative
Eliminate un-necessary
administrative reporting
and fees.
Senate Resolution 60
Municipal Fire/EMS Decision
Factors
Inventory of Assets
Risk Assessment
FIRE/EMS
MASTER
PLAN
SIMILAR
TO
EMER
MGMT
PLAN
STANDARD
RESPONSE
COVER
Match Resources to
Risk
PUBLIC
ENTITY
IS
STANDARD
RESPONSE
COVER
DECISION
MAKER
Response
Mutual Aid
Staffing
Regionalized Resources
Funding
Senate Resolution 60
Philosophy/Priorities
What we create/suggest has to integrate within a system involving
Multiple forms
of government
Small
Community
Fire/Rescue/EMS
Large
Community
rural
urban
suburban
suburban
Municipal
State Control Points:
-authority to operate
-distribution of funds
-legislation for incentives
-regionalization
Other
Municipal
Directed
Independent
Non-profit
TBD
-district
-authority
Assure an ability to pay, and not change the responsibility of local government
SENATE RESOLUTION 60
The Plan: