EMD-COLORADO MEETING MINUTES
February 7, 2003

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department

The meeting was called to order by Sharon Clever.

Old Business:

Review of draft grant. We did not receive funds from the Special projects fund. We are going ahead with the grant. In April 2003 we will again apply for the Special Projects Fund. The grant is due 2/14/03 1700.  Jaci needs agency support letters on letterhead to attach to the grant. Any letters not received by 2/13/03 can be mailed to the State and be attached to the original grant. A motion was made to accept the
grant application and seconded. Motion carried. 

We discussed a registration fee of $20.00 when taking the initial provider class and also when recertifying every 3 years. With regulation in place, it would give credibility to the EMD program. The fees would go to cover the costs of the data base. The product belongs to the EMD Committee. In the unlikely event Jaci quits, the data is ours; thus preventing what occurred to the State data base. It was also
suggested using the 911 authority board to pay tuition and registration fees for the EMD Provider and Instructor courses as well as the registration fee for recertification.

By turning the EMD Committee into a 501(c) non-profit organization, we will be able to collect funds and pay Jaci to keep the data base of EMD Providers and EMD Instructors. Several options we discussed on how to
collect the $20.00 fee. It was suggested to send the certifications back to the respective agency and the agency would send the certifications along with a form letter requesting to register their employee along with a check for $20.00. Jaci has all we need to
apply for the 501 (c):goals, board, mission statement and by-laws.

In March or April of 2003 hearings will be set up and SEMTAC will score the grants. By May 1, 2003 we should get notice if the grant was approved or not approved or needs modifications. Funding should be by
August 1, 2003. We seem to have a lot of support.

The current copy of the by-laws will be sent out via email. At the next meeting we will vote on them and sign them.

New Business:

Motion was made to amend the by-laws to allow us to form an Executive Board of past and present members; consisting of past president, current chairperson, current vice chairperson, current secretary and
current treasurer, as well as the data base coordinator Jaci M. Louise and our SEMTAC liason Millie Miller. Motion was seconded and carried. The executive board will provide continuity to the group during transition and also provide the board needed for the 501(c) non-profit status.

Motion was made, seconded, and carried to place Millie Miller on the nomination list to the SEMTAC committee.  The position open is for a citizen from a rural area.
Millie needs letters of support from members of the EMD committee as well as from our agencies.  Also, the EMD Committee Secretary, Sheryl Lopez, will compose a letter of support from the EMD Committee.
Mail letters to Mildred Miller 653 Morgan St. Estes Park, CO 80517 before April, 2003.

Pam with Denver Paramedics suggested we send her our written tests for EMD Providers to create a pool of questions to draw from to build “new” tests. This would create the possibility of always being able to give a different test for every class. We would review the questions as a group to provide standardization.

EMS Trauma Conference is Oct 22-25, 2003. Marian, Courtney,L.J.,Kim and Pam are on a committee to see if we want to be a presenter or if we would like to get a booth.  If you want a booth it will cost; but if you are an approved presenter they will pay you. There is a March deadline for the conference.

Ed Vaughan is contacting the Language Line and obtaining information about their operation. The subject of Spanish EMD cards was brought up again.

EMD Provider classes coming up :
Montrose County Feb 25-27,03
Cortez PD Feb 24-27,03
Jefferson County Marcy 3-6,03

Basic Dispatch Academy given by Jefferson County Feb 17-21,03

Next EMD Committee Meeting is scheduled for April 4, 2003 at the Westminster Public Safety Building located at 9110 Yates St. in Westminster. Check in with the Desk Officer. Meeting starts at 1300 hrs.