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Friday, May 14, 2010
FAC coordinating for counties on Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill
FAC is actively engaged in working with counties and the state emergency
response to the April 20 BP Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill. This
disaster has few similarities to the hurricanes Florida’s counties are
accustomed to dealing with making communications between our counties
the state, US Coast Guard and BP critical.
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Friday, May 14, 2010
Governor and Attorney General Announce Legal Advisory Council in response to Deep Water Horizon
This week the Governor and the Attorney General announced the launch of
an oil spill legal advisory council. This county will be led by former
Attorneys General Jim Smith and Bob Butterworth. The Council is charged
with collecting the ideas and suggestions of the council members,
including general courses of action to be taken now; legal strategies
and theories; and data and information collection and preservation.
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Friday, May 14, 2010
FAC sends letters of support to Governor
Many bills are being sent to the Governor for his consideration and for
some of these bills FAC is weighing in. This week FAC asked the
Governor to support HB 1565 regarding rule making and SB 2176 regarding
Insurance Law. FAC’s letters of support to the Governor can be
access by clicking here.
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Friday, May 14, 2010
Governor Signs Red Light Camera Bill
On sine die, April 30, HB 325 - relating to the use of automated
traffic enforcement for red light violators - was signed by the officers
of the Senate and the House and presented to the Governor. This bill
has been filed for the last five years and FAC and many other public
interest groups have lobbied hard for its passage. This collaborative
effort was rewarded this week when the Governor signed the bill into
law.
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Friday, May 14, 2010
2010 State EMS Awards
Leon County EMS has been awarded EMS Provider of the year by the
Department of Health's Bureau of Emergency Medical Services. This award
recognizes a licensed EMS provider that has assumed a leadership role in
the Florida EMS community, demonstrated outstanding initiative in the
area of public education and training, and demonstrated excellence in
the areas of quality assurance and medical control protocol
implementation. FAC would like to congratulation Leon County on this
achievement and thank them for their continued commitment to excellence.
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