HomeMy WebLinkAboutAd Hoc EMS Advisory Committee - Minutes - 2/28/2022
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Bayfield County Clerk
Lynn M. Divine, County Clerk
Kim Mattson, Accountant Jeran Delaine, Deputy Clerk
Gail M. Reha, Bookkeeper Paige Terry, Clerk III
Ph: 715.373.6100 ● Fx: 715.373.6153 ● Email: Lynn.Divine@bayfieldcounty.wi.gov ● 117 E. Fifth Street, PO Box 878, Washburn, WI 54891
Minutes of the:
Bayfield County Ad Hoc EMS Advisory Committee
February 28, 2022 6:00 p.m.
Meeting Held in the County Board Room, Courthouse Building, Washburn, WI
& Remotely
The meeting of the Bayfield County Ad Hoc EMS Advisory Committee was called to order at 6:02 p.m. by
Committee Chair, Steve Sandstrom.
Members Present: Larry Fickbohm, Steve Sandstrom, Brett Friermood, Lyn Cornelius, Rob Puls, Jan
Victorson, Sandy Raspotnik, Dan Vaillancourt, Eric Neff, Colleen Beagan, Scott Kluver, David Trudeau
(arrived late)
Alternates Present: Beverly Steele, Clyde Clauson, and Tam Hofman
Members Excused: David Larson, Michael Lang, and Gary Victorson
Other members present: County Administrator-Mark Abeles-Allison, County Clerk-Lynn Divine
virtually, Emergency Management Director-Meagan Quaderer virtually, UW Extension Community
Development Educator-Kellie Pederson virtually, and Clerk III-Paige Terry virtually
Item 3. Introductions by Name and Municipality/Agency: Introductions of the attendees were as
follows:
1) Larry Fickbohm – County Board Supervisor
2) Bev Steele – Representative for Town of Clover
3) Dan Vaillancourt – Supervisor for Town of Lincoln
4) Jeff Bellile – Director for Washburn EMS
5) Lyn Cornelius – Service Director for Bayfield Ambulance
6) Jan Victorson – Representative for Iron River Ambulance
7) Kellie Pederson – UW Extension Community Development Educator
8) Sandy Raspotnik – Representative for Town of Washburn
9) Scott Kluver – Representative for City of Washburn
10) Meagan Quaderer – Bayfield County Emergency Management Director
11) Steve Sandstrom – Committee Chairman
12) Mark Abeles-Allison – Bayfield County Administrator
13) Colleen Beagan – Representative for City of Bayfield
14) Tam Hofman – EMS Council President
15) Clyde Clauson – Clerk for Town of Orienta
16) Rob Puls – Representative for Great Divide Ambulance Service
17) Eric Neff – Supervisor for Town of Barnes
18) Brett Friermood – Director for Barnes Ambulance Service
19) Chris Pribek – Director for Ashland Fire/EMS
20) Stuart Matthias – Ashland Fire Chief
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Item 4. Discussion and Possible Action, Minutes from the January 24, 2022 Ad Hoc EMS Advisory
Committee Meeting: Motion by Cornelius, seconded by Victorson to approve the Minutes of the
Monthly Bayfield County Ad Hoc EMS Advisory Committee Meeting held on January 24, 2022. Motion
carried.
6:05 p.m. - Dave Trudeau joined meeting
Item 5. Presentation and Discussion Regarding Topic Summary Documents:
a) Review Priorities from Topic Discussions: Pederson reviewed the four main areas of concern;
Legislative Issues, Organization of Services, Staffing Shortages, and Training that were brought
forward by the EMS agencies that gave presentations during the listening sessions at the previous
meetings. The top-ranking solution presented was; identify comprehensive legislative agenda to
support rural EMS services and fell under legislative issues topic area.
b) How do We Proceed with Priority Topics?: The committee discussed how the group would
pursue addressing a more specific topic at future meetings and how the group would like to move
forward. It was suggested that the committee divide itself into three subcommittees that would be
responsible for addressing the main topic areas with Legislative Issues and Organization of
Services being combined into one topic area.
Motion by Raspotnik, seconded by Beagan to divide the committee into three groups/subcommittees to
focus on the three main topic areas previously discussed. Motion carried.
Motion by Kluver, seconded by Cornelius to have each of the subcommittees be in charge of one of the
following focus areas; Legislative Issues/Organization of Services, Staffing Shortages, and Training.
Motion carried.
Fickbohm asked if recruitment would fall under staffing. Sandstrom answered yes. Quaderer informed
the committee members that each subcommittee would be provided with all previously discussed
documentation due to the interrelations of the topics.
The committee discussed the responsibilities of the subcommittees.
Motion by Kluver, seconded by Raspotnik to charge each subcommittee with reviewing all information
that has been collected, work to identify solutions to the identified problems, propose an implementation
plan for possible solutions to the committee as a whole, review all plans and forward to the County
Board. Motion carried.
Quaderer suggested that, should subcommittees decide to branch out to other sources for more
information, to include source information in the reports. The committee discussed how each of the
committees would move forward with organizing meetings and obtaining the necessary information to
conduct meetings. Quaderer reiterated that herself and Pederson would collect all current documentation
and provide it to each of the subcommittees.
The committee members and meeting attendees divided themselves into the following subcommittees:
Legislative Issues/Organization of Services:
Eric Neff
Colleen Beagan
Scott Kluver
David Trudeau
Jan Victorson
Tam Hofman
Clyde Clauson
Chris Pribek
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Training:
Tam Hofman
Lyn Cornelius
Bev Steele
Steve Sandstrom
Jeff Bellile
Staffing Shortage:
Rob Puls
Stuart Matthias
Dan Vaillancourt
Brett Friermood
Sandy Raspotnik
Lyn Cornelius (alternate)
Larry Fickbohm
Discussion took place on the procedure for coordinating the meetings between the three sub committees.
The committee agreed to hold off on determining the chair and vice-chair for each subcommittee until
each of the subcommittees were able to meet for their first meeting.
Item 6. Legislative Update: Victorson informed the committee that the EMS Council recently sent in a
letter to show its support for SB 826 and stated that the Council has heard a reply from Senator
Bewley’s and Representative Meyers’ offices. Kluver reported that the bill was recently passed at
assembly but is waiting to be heard in front of the senate. Abeles-Allison briefly reviewed an
announcement released by Governor Evers’ office that announced $30 million in funding that would be
put towards supporting rural EMS agencies. Victorson reviewed the process for EMS agencies to
receive funding.
Item 7. Public Comment: None
Item 8. Discussion Regarding Possible Agenda Topics for March Meeting: The committee agreed
that no meeting would be held in March, but the committee would expect to hear reports from each of
the subcommittees in April.
Item 10. Discussion Regarding Future Meeting Dates:
a) March Meeting - CANCELLED
b) Monday, April 25, 2022 at 6:00 PM
c) Monday, May 23, 2022 at 6:00 PM
The committee discussed who would be responsible for setting up the first meeting for the three
subcommittees. Cornelius volunteered to coordinate and set up the first meeting for both the Training
and Staffing Shortage subcommittees and Victorson volunteered to coordinate the first meeting for the
Legislative Issues/Organization of Services subcommittee.
Item 11. Adjourn: There being no further business to discuss, a motion was made by Neff to adjourn
the meeting. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 7:42 p.m.
Sincerely,
LYNN M. DIVINE
Bayfield County Clerk
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