23-R-26 National Emergency Management and Response EMRRESOLUTION NO. 23-R-26
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS APPROVING NATIONAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AND RESPONSE (NATIONAL EMR) AS AN EMS
PROVIDER IN THE CITY OF SCHERTZ.
WHEREAS, the Department of State Health Services requires ambulance providers to
seek permission from municipalizes where the provider is located; and
WHEREAS, National Emergency Management and Response (National EMR) has
requested permission from the city of Schertz for their ambulance provider license; and
WHEREAS, National EMR will not compete with, interfere with or adversely affect
EMS in Schertz; and
WHEREAS, National EMR could be utilized as an additional EMS provider during
times of disaster or significant incidents.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS THAT:
Section 1. The City Council hereby approves National Emergency Management and
Response (National EMR) as an EMS provider in the city of Schertz.
Section 2. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true, and
such recitals are hereby made a part of this Resolution for all purposes and are adopted as
a part of the judgment and findings of the City Council.
Section 3. All resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with any
provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the
provisions of this Resolution shall be and remain controlling as to the matters resolved
herein.
Section 4. This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws
of the State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 5. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Resolution and the
application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be
valid, and the City Council hereby declares that this Resolution would have been enacted
without such invalid provision.
Section 6. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which this
Resolution is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and
subject matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this
Resolution, was given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as
amended.
Section 7. This Resolution shall be in force and effect from and after its final passage,
and it is so resolved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 28' day of March, 2023.
CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
Ra utie z, Mayor
ATTEST-
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Sheila Edmondson, City Secretary
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Texas Department of State Health Services
Office of EMS/Trauma Systems Coordination
PO Box 149347
Austin, TX 78714-9347
Re: Letter of Approval from Local Government Entity: National Emergency
Management and Response (National EMR)
To Whom It May Concern,
This letter serves as official notice that National EMR has informed the City of Schertz
that they will be operating Emergency Medical Services when tasked by a governmental
entity.
National EMR has stated that their units are not utilized to transport patients for hire but are
utilized when National EMR is operating under official governmental tasking during disasters
or significant critical incidents.
It is the determination of the governing body of the City of Schertz, Texas that National
EMR.
1. Will not compete with, interfere with, or adversely affect the provision of emergency
medical services by the licensed emergency medical services provider(s) within
Comal County, Texas.
2. The addition of another licensed emergency medical services provider will provide
additional EMS capability for governmental agencies to access during times of
disaster or significant incidents.
3. The addition of another licensed emergency medical services provider will not cause
an oversupply of licensed emergency medical services providers in the City of
Schertz, Texas, as National EMR resources will not be directly available to the public.
It is therefore APPROVED for National EMR to operate Emergency Medical Services in
Schertz, Texas under official governmental tasking and/or mutual aid requests during
disasters or significant incidents.
Respectfully,
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