HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-10-15 15-337 ORDERCOUNCIL ACTION
Item No. 15-337
Date: October 14, 2015
Item/Subject: Order, Authorizing the City ManageFtxecute a Professional Services
Contract with Robert Bowie, M.D. to serve as Medical Director for the
Bangor Fire Department
Responsible Department: Fire
Commentary: This Order will authorize the execution of a 3 year professional services
contract with Robert Bowie to serve as Medical Director for the Emergency Medical Services
Division of the Bangor Fire Department. Dr. Bowie has provided this service for the past
decade and will continue to be compensated at the rate of $3,000 per year. This is a renewal of
the previous contract with the same terms and conditions. This was reviewed and
recommended for approval at the October 5, 2015 Government Operations Committee meeting.
Department Head
Manager's Comments:
City Manager
Associated Information: Order, Contract
Budget Approval:
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j�Finance
Director
Legal Approval:
City §61icitor
Introduced for
x Passage
First Reading
Referral
Assigned to Councilor Plourde
CITY OF BANGOR
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ORDER, Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Contract for Professional
Services with Robert Bowie, M.D. to serve as Medical Director for the
Bangor Fire Department
BE IT ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR,
The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute a three year contract with Dr. Robert Bowie
to serve as Medical Director for the Bangor Fire Department in accordance with the terms and
conditions in the attached contract.
IN CITY COUNCIL
OCTOBER 14, 2015
PASSED
CITY CLEAK
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CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
This contract for professional services is made this day of , 2015,
by and between the CITY OF BANGOR, a municipal corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of Maine (hereinafter "City"), and ROBERT BOWIE, M.D. (hereinafter
"Medical Director") of Orono, Maine.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Robert Bowie, M.D., served as Medical Director for Bangor Fire Department
Emergency Medical Service (EMS) pursuant to a separate agreement; that has expired; and
WHEREAS, the parties wish to enter into a new contract for a three year period;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained in
this Contract, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. The term of this contract shall be for three years, from January 1, 2015, through
December 31, 2018.
2. The Medical Director agrees to perform the following duties:
a. Oversee all Emergency Medical Services (EMS) provided by the City of Bangor
Fire Department;
b. Ensure all EMS operations are up to date and in compliance with all State of
Maine laws and regulations;
c. Assist the City's Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Improvement (QI) programs,
as necessary;
d. Conduct an annual class for each crew; and
e. Conduct a paramedic recertification/decertification class every six months, if
necessary
3. The City shall pay the Medical Director an annual fee of THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS
($3000.00), payable in two installments- on or about July 1 and January 1 of each year.
4. The Medical Director acknowledges and agrees that he is an independent contractor
and not an employee of the City of Bangor and, as such, is responsible for his own taxes
and is not covered by the City's- insurance, including Workers' Compensation coverage.
5. Either party may terminate this contract for no cause by giving sixty (60) days written
notice to the other party. In the event either party terminates this contract, the City
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shall pay the Medical Director a pro -rated amount of the annual fee based on the actual
length of the contract.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF this contract has been executed, sealed and delivered as of the
day and year first above written.
CITY OF BANGOR
By: Catherine Conlow
Its: City Manager
ROBERT BOWIE, M.D.