Faithful Guardian Academy students to get clinical hours on Morgan County ambulances
The Morgan County Commissioners approved new procedures Monday for the Morgan County Emergency Services Agency that will allow medical students enrolled in the Faithful Guardian LLC Academy to complete their state required clinicals on agency ambulances.
The students are enrolled in the academy's EMT/AEMT and Paramedic programs and must have had clinical experience to complete the course. The paramedics on the county's ambulances will provide supervised clinical guidance for the students. The students will not be paid while they are working on the ambulances. The students will have to follow all laws and regulations concerning care of patients.
The county has been involved in the past with other schools who have EMT/Paramedic courses. County officials hope once the students have completed the course and passed the state examination, they will come work for the county.
The commissioners approved a "light duty" position for the EMS agency which will allow an employee who has been injured or ill to come back to work and do light duty activities. While on light duty, the employee's activity will be limited and they will not be allowed to respond to emergency calls or other activities that require them to participate physically. At this time, there are three EMS employees who are not cleared to work on an ambulance but can do light duty for the agency.
Rezonings approved
The commissioners approved two rezoning requests including Doug Molin's request to rezone around 21 acres of the Foxcliff North Golfcourse for residential use. Molin is planning to construct around 20 single story homes on the property. They will be marketed to senior citizens.
The commissioners approved rezoning around 2 acres of land on Old State Road 37 in Washington Township from Agricultural to Residential-1.The property is owned by Bryan and Ann Jackson.
Both rezoning requests received favorable recommendations from the county plan commission.
Other business
The commissioners approved allowing the county Emergency Management Agency to apply for a grant of $150,000 from the Indiana Department of Homeland Security that will be used in cyber security.
The commissioners approved an interlocal agreement with Hendricks County for the maintenance of culverts on East Hendricks County road.
Part of the road is in Morgan County and part is in Hendricks County.
The commissioners introduced an ordinance that would re-establish the Cumulative Capital Development Fund. The fund would have a tax rate of no more than .0333 per $100 of assessed valuation. The ordinance will be voted on during the April 3 meeting.
The commissioners approved a request from the Morgan County Fall Foliage Festival committee to hold the annual festival from Oct. 10 to the 15 on the downtown square.
Finally, the commissioners voted to send a tort claim from the Ken Nunn Law Office to the county's insurance company. According to the information filed by the attorney, the incident occurred on Oct. 16 of last year on Lewisville Road. A pickup truck traveling east on the road sideswiped a farm tractor pulling a wagon that was traveling west. According to the crash report, no one was listed as being injured but the driver of the pickup and her husband are asking for damages from the State of Indiana and Morgan County.
The next scheduled commissioner meeting is Monday, April 3, at 9:30 a.m. at the county administration building.
This article originally appeared on The Reporter Times: Morgan County paramedics to supervise EMT student clinical hours
