[Ord. No. 27927, 6-26-1995]
There is hereby established an Ambulance Service Review Committee.
[Ord. No. 27927, 6-26-1995; Ord. No. 28448, 10-14-1997; Ord. No. 30779, 10-22-2007]
The Ambulance Service Review Committee shall be composed of
the Chief of Police or his designee, the Fire Chief or his designee,
the Inspector of Wires or his designee, two members of the Waltham
City Council appointed by the Council President, the Emergency Management
Director for the City of Waltham, a representative of a hospital with
an emergency room serving the City of Waltham and three citizens at
large not associated with any of the preceding organizations or bodies
who shall be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council for
terms of one year from the first day of March and until their successors
are appointed and confirmed. The members of the Ambulance Service
Review Committee shall organize within 30 days of initial appointment,
and annually by the last day of each March thereafter, by electing
one member to serve as Chairperson.
[Ord. No. 27927, 6-26-1995]
The powers and duties of the Ambulance Service Review Committee
shall be as follows:
(a) To review the operation of the emergency ambulance service and to
make appropriate recommendations regarding said service.
(b) To review and make recommendations regarding the development of various
community based education and awareness programs providing training
in first-aid, CPR and other such life safety techniques.
(c) To receive and investigate complaints regarding the emergency ambulance
service, and to make appropriate recommendations when necessary.
[Ord. No. 27927, 6-26-1995]
The Ambulance Service Review Committee shall report by the last
day of each January to the Mayor and the City Council regarding the
ambulance service in the City of Waltham for the preceding calendar
year. Furthermore, the Ambulance Service Review Committee shall make
other reports, as necessary, to the Mayor and the City Council regarding
its activities, findings and recommendations.