April 15, 2025
Fire Department
DATE: April 15, 2025
TO: Mayor Martinez and Members of the City Council
FROM:
Aaron Osorio, Fire Chief
Rico Rincon, Deputy Fire Chief
Victor Bontempo, Battalion Chief/EMS Director
Subject:
Interagency Agreement with Contra Costa County Health
Services for Emergency Medical Services Program
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The funding consists of an allocation not to exceed $229,462 for Fiscal Year 2024-25 (Account Strings 1077- 107062022).
PREVIOUS COUNCIL
ACTION:
October 18, 2022
STATEMENT OF THE
ISSUE:
The Fire Department receives funding through a tax
measure (Measure H) passed in 1988 from the Contra
Costa County Health Services Division in support of the Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
program. City staff are requesting approval of the
interagency agreement to continue receiving this funding for the current fiscal year.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
ADOPT a resolution to ACCEPT and APPROPRIATE a
total of $229,462 in Measure H funding from the Contra
Costa County Health Services Division; and APPROVE
an interagency agreement for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025 – Fire Department (Chief Aaron
Osorio 510-307-8021/Deputy Chief Rico Rincon 510-307-
8041/Battalion Chief Victor Bontempo 510-620-6893).
DISCUSSION:
AGENDA
REPORT
April 15, 2025
In 1988, Contra Costa County voters passed Measure H, which provided enhancements to the Contra Costa County Emergency Medical Services System. These funds are provided annually to fire agencies throughout the County to be used solely for emergency medical training/education, emergency and rescue equipment, and medical supplies.
Funding distributions were based on a “per engine” formula for many years. However, beginning in 2009, fire station closures began to prevent the full distribution of funds.
This created an unintended budget shortfall for impacted fire agencies. On May 14, 2013, a population-based allocation formula was adopted in an effort to support preserving fire first medical response to mitigate the reductions to fire agency funding.
The proposed interagency agreement would provide the City with Measure H funding of up to $229,462 for Fiscal Year 2024-25 (Attachment 1).
City staff recommends that the City Council (1) adopt the resolution to accept and appropriate funding from Contra Costa County Health Services toward the Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services program, and (2) approve an interagency agreement for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025 (Attachment 2).
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
Attachment 1 – Contra Costa County Interagency Agreement #23-551-5 Attachment 2 – Resolution