Board Exits 30-Year EMS Authority, Splits on New Advisory Body

The Solano County Board of Supervisors took its most consequential public safety action in years on May 12, unanimously withdrawing from the decades-old emergency medical services joint powers authority and placing ambulance oversight directly under county control — but a dispute over who gets a vote on the new advisory committee exposed deeper tensions about provider influence in patient care policy. Elsewhere, three Delta agencies presented jointly for the first time, teeing up $29 million in new state grant funding as Supervisor Mitch Mashburn accused the Delta Stewardship Council of stacking its board with "buddies of the governor."

• Board unanimously exits the Solano EMS Cooperative JPA, ending 30 years of shared governance and putting ambulance contracting directly under Board control

• LEMSA advisory committee deferred 3-1 after debate over whether the contracted ambulance provider deserves a vote on the body that oversees patient care quality

• Ambulance RFP back online May 5; bids due June 5, with current Medic Ambulance contract extended to Dec. 1 at a $719,000 franchise fee

• $29 million in Prop 4 Delta grants opening this summer, with three state agencies briefing the Board in a first-of-its-kind joint presentation

• Sheriff reveals stolen memorial stars from 37-year-old peace officer monument — recovered within two days after community rallied

• Six EMS professionals receive first-ever Board-level awards, including a 35-year veteran honored with the Jason Comer Excellence Award