Request for Committee Action
A briefing memo explaining the purpose, background, and impact of the requested action.
Contract with First Person Responder LLC for medical consultant services (RCA-2025-00679)
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT
To Committee(s)
| # | Committee Name | Meeting Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Administration & Enterprise Oversight Committee | June 23, 2025 |
Action Item(s)
| # | File Type | Subcategory | Item Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Action | Contract/Agreement | Authorizing a contract with First Responder LLC, in the amount of $75,000 for a total not to exceed $375,000 over five years, for medical consultant services to the Health Department for an initial one-year (1) term starting July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, with the option to extend for up to four (4) additional one-year terms, for a total contract duration of up to five (5) years. |
Ward / Neighborhood / Address
| # | Ward | Neighborhood | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | All Wards |
Background Analysis
The Minneapolis Health Department (MHD) as a Local Public Health Department is required under Minnesota Statutes 145A, Subd. 15, to have a Medical Consultant. According to state statute, the term “medical consultant” means, a physician licensed to practice medicine in Minnesota who is working under a written agreement with, employed by, or on contract with a community health board to provide advice and information, to authorize medical procedures through protocols, and to assist a community health board and its staff in coordinating their activities with local medical practitioners and health care institutions. To fulfill this requirement, the City of Minneapolis released a Request for Proposals (RFP) on February 24, 2025, on behalf of the Health Department. After considering the received responses, the Health Department selected First Person Responder (“Contractor”) as the organization to enter into a contractual agreement with to fulfill the role of Medical Consultant for the Minneapolis Health Department (“City”).