§ 14-266-106 - Authority of EMS Board. - Arkansas Statutes

14-266-106. Authority of EMS Board.

(a) In addition to the powers granted pursuant to 14-137-101 -- 14-137-123, the EMS Board, unless limited by the governing body of the city, shall have 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 any and all aspects attendant to providing emergency medical services and ambulance operations in the city. This may include, but not be limited to, the right to employ, regulate, license, and remove any and all personnel, assistants, and employees of whatsoever nature, kind, or character 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.