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Ambulance Authority

The Ambulance Authority (Emergency Medical Health Care Facilities Board) was created by Arkansas Code Annotated 14-137-108 and Little Rock City Code 5-26 et seq. - Ordinance #14,062.  Each of the Authority's eight (8) members serve five (5)-year terms.  Five (5) members are from Little Rock, two (2) from North Little Rock and one (1) from Pulaski County.  The duties of the authority are to perform duties and responsibilities consistent with the Arkansas Municipal Ambulance Licensing Act.

The Ambulance Authority meets the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:30 AM in the MEMS office at 1101 West 8th Street.

For More Information

Jon Swanson, Executive Director
Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services
P.O. Box 2452
Little Rock, AR 72203-2452
(501) 301-1400
jswanson@metroems.com 
www.metroems.com/pages/aboutmems.htm


AUTHORITY: Arkansas Code Annotated 14-137-108 - Little Rock City Code, Sec. 5-26 et. seq. - Ordinance #14,062
TERM: Five (5) years (NOTE: ACA 14-137-108 (a)(4) allows a Board Member to succeed himself)
MEMBERS: Seven (7):  Little Rock (5) and North Little Rock (2)
DUTIES: To perform duties and responsibilities consistent with the Arkansas Municipal Ambulance Licensing Act.
SELECTION: The Ambulance Authority is composed of the following:

1 - Practicing AR licensed doctor residing in LR (Ord. #15,763)
1 - Attorney
1 - Health Care Administrator
1 - Business Person
1 - Consumer
2 - Per government entity (Ord. #15,301)
MEETINGS: Fourth Tuesday of Each Month
MEMS Office
1101 West 8th Street
8:30 AM

Current Members

Scott Gordon  (Vice-Chair)
(Health Care Administrator)
Arkansas Children's Hospital
800 Marshall Street, Slot 301
Little Rock, AR 72202
(501) 364-1413
Term Expires: 7-5-2014

Patty Luekin  (Chair)
(Attorney)
8527 Cantrell Road
Little Rock, AR 72227
(501) 312-0010
Term Expires: 7-5-2014

Chuck Mason
(Practicing Licensed Medical Doctor)
10 Cascade Creek
Little Rock, AR 72223
(501) 821-1960
(501) 821-7763
Term Expires: 7-5-2014
Leon Matthews
(Consumer)
P.O. Box 3257
Little Rock, AR 72203
(501) 244-5864 X104
Term Expires: 7-05-2010

Bill Bowers
(Business Person)
6520 Tulip Circle
Little Rock, AR 72209
(501) 570-7849
Term Expires: 7-5-2014  

Michael Keck (Ex-Officio)
(Little Rock City Board of Directors)
#26 Hanna Lane
Little Rock, AR 72223
(501) 868-4715
board@littlerock.org  
Term Expires: 12-31-2010

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