Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes a five-year contract between the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department (UWPD) and the City of Madison Fire Department (MFD) to establish the parameters for cooperative support between UWPD Lake Rescue & Safety and Madison Fire Department for lake rescue and emergency medical services support. The UWPD will reimburse MFD for medical direction services, training, equipment, and expendable EMS products in the amount of $500 annually per emergency medical responder (EMR) or supervisor of UWPD Lake Rescue & Safety. Reimbursement funds will be deposited in MFD's Operating Budget. UWPD will be responsible for all costs and liability associated with UWPD employees. No City appropriation is required.
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Authorizing an intergovernmental agreement between the City of Madison and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department (UWPD) for lake rescue and emergency medical services support.
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WHEREAS, the UWPD Lake Rescue & Safety team provides a vital lake rescue service for UW-Madison students - and the greater Madison community - who frequent the waters of Lake Mendota;
WHEREAS, the Madison Fire Department (MFD), operated by the City of Madison, has an approved “Emergency Medical Services Program” and a “State Medical Director” under Wis. Stats. §256.12(2);
WHEREAS, MFD and UWPD have determined that each will benefit from UWPD Lake Rescue & Safety team being included in MFD’s Emergency Medical Services Program and State Medical Director services as an emergency medical responder;
WHEREAS, the City of Madison and UWPD are authorized by Wis. Stats. § 66.0301 to contract with each other for the receipt or furnishing of services for lake rescue support;
WHEREAS, MFD agrees to integrate the Emergency Medical Responders (EMRs) of UWPD Lake Rescue & Safety into the MFD emergency medical service program. UWPD Lake Rescue & Safety agrees and understands that it will not transport sick, disabled, or injur...
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