The existing St. Croix Emergency Medical Service is hereby recognized
and established as a department of the City of Hudson. The Department
shall consist of the SCEMS Chief and such supervisory and other employees
as deemed advisable by the Chief, and as recommended for approval
by the SCEMS Commission and approved by the Common Council. The duties
of this Department shall be to provide emergency medical services
and rescue to the City of Hudson and to other municipalities pursuant
to contracts with those municipalities.
The SCEMS Chief shall be the head of the SCEMS Department. The
Chief shall be appointed by the Common Council, after review and recommendation
by the SCEMS Commission, and shall be subject to suspension or removal
by the Common Council.
The Chief shall be the head of the SCEMS Department and shall
be responsible for supervising the Department, consistent with and
subject to this chapter, City ordinances and policies, and state law.
The SCEMS Chief shall be responsible for all Department operations,
subject to review and recommendations of the SCEMS and final supervisory
authority and approval of the Common Council. The Chief shall report
regularly to the SCEMS Commission and to the Common Council regarding
operations, including the fiscal condition of the Department. The
duties of the SCEMS Chief shall include:
A. To provide for regular training for the SCEMS personnel.
B. To maintain equipment and vehicles in good operating condition.
C. To maintain an inventory of emergency treatment equipment and supplies.
D. To operate the Department in accordance with all applicable national,
state, local regulations, ordinances and standards.
E. To maintain accurate and complete records of all Department operations
as required by City ordinance or policy, applicable state and/or federal
law or regulation.
F. To prepare and maintain rules and regulations for Department operations.
Proposed rules and regulations shall be reviewed by the SCEMS Commission
before implementation.
G. To prepare the annual budget for the SCEMS Department, subject to
review and approval by the SCEMS Commission and the Common Council.
H. To make recommendations to the SCEMS Commission and Common Council
for short- and long-term needs of the Department.
I. To serve as liaison between the SCEMS Commission, hospital personnel,
local physicians and the City of Hudson Common Council.
J. Such other duties as assigned by the SCEMS Commission or the Common
Council.
All employees shall be considered employees of the City of Hudson,
regardless of pay structure, and shall be afforded coverage under
the City of Hudson Worker Compensation and Liability Insurance Policies.
All SCEMS employees shall be subject to the City of Hudson Employment
Policies or Handbook, and shall be further subject to SCEMS Department
rules and regulations regarding operations specific to the SCEMS Department.
The City may contract with other municipalities to provide emergency
medical and rescue services to those municipalities. All such contracts
shall be approved by the Common Council and the governing body of
the municipality receiving service.
If any section or portion of this chapter shall be declared
by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable,
such decision shall apply only to the specific section or portion
thereof directly specified in the decision, and shall not affect the
validity of any other provisions, sections, or portions thereof of
this chapter. The remainder of this chapter shall remain in full force
and effect.
This chapter shall become effective after adoption and publication
as required by law.