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§ 14-266-106. Authority of EMS board

AR Code § 14-266-106 (2018) (N/A)
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(1) In addition to the powers granted under the Public Facilities Boards Act, § 14-137-101 et seq., the EMS board, unless limited by the governing body of the city or county, has unlimited authority, by negotiation or by bidding, to own, acquire, lease, construct, contract, operate, manage, improve, extend, maintain, control, permit, license, supervise, and regulate emergency medical services, ambulances, ambulance companies, their related properties, facilities, equipment, personnel, and all aspects attendant to providing emergency medical services and ambulance operations in the city or county.

(2) The authority under subdivision (a)(1) of this section includes without limitation the right to employ, regulate, license, and remove personnel, assistants, and employees and to regulate and fix their compensation.

(b) The EMS board may also appoint an executive director who shall not be a member of the EMS board and who shall serve at the pleasure of the EMS board and receive such compensation as shall be fixed by the EMS board.

(c) The members of the EMS board shall receive no compensation but shall be entitled to reimbursement of expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

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§ 14-266-106. Authority of EMS board