Title
Ground Emergency Medical Transport (GEMT) Quality Assurance Fee (QAF)
Recommendation
a) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because this action will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly;
b) Approve Budget Amendment No. 19BA-045 appropriating expenditures of $182,000 to the GEMT QAF (account 01040404-821009 of the Fire Department) and increasing estimated revenues by $171,000 in Fiscal Year 2019/20; and
c) Authorize Finance Department staff to execute an administrative budget amendment appropriating approximately $145,000 to the GEMT QAF (account 01040404-821009 of the Fire Department) and increasing estimated revenues by approximately $135,000 in the Paramedic Service Fee (account 01040404-521245 of the Fire Department) in the Fiscal Year 2019/20 budget upon the state’s establishment of the annual quality assurance fee raterate.