4597429 Public Oversight Roundtable Notice (Revised) on "FEMS Apparatus Assessment and Paramedic Vacancies"

REVISED

 

 

COUNCILMEMBER TOMMY WELLS, CHAIRPERSON

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY

 

ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC OVERSIGHT ROUNDTABLE ON

 

               FEMS APPARATUS ASSESSMENT AND PARAMEDIC VACANCIES

 

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

                                                                        11 a.m.                                                                       

Council Chamber, Room 500

John A. Wilson Building

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C. 20004

 

            Councilmember Tommy Wells, Chairperson of the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, announces a public oversight roundtable on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 beginning at 11 a.m. in the Council Chamber, Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building. This hearing was rescheduled from Thursday, November 14, 2013.

 

            The purpose of this oversight roundtable is to review and discuss the results of the third-party assessment recently conducted for the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department (FEMS). This internal audit, which was performed over the summer, is expected to produce a framework for FEMS fleet purchasing, employee hiring, and general distribution of emergency medical services for the District.  The roundtable will also discuss the current state of the Department as it relates to paramedic vacancies and the emergency medical services demands of the District.   

 

The Committee invites the public to testify. Individuals and representatives of organizations who wish to testify should contact Tawanna Shuford at 724-7808 or [e-mail], and furnish their name, address, telephone number, and organizational affiliation, if any, by 5 p.m. on Monday, December 2, 2013. Witnesses should bring 15 copies of their testimony. Testimony may be limited to 3 minutes for individuals and 5 minutes for those representing organizations or groups.

 

If you are unable to testify at the public hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made part of the official record.  Written statements should be submitted by 5 p.m. on , Wednesday. December 18, 2013 to Ms. Shuford, Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, Room 109, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C., 20004, or via email at [e-mail].