§ 3003. Regional emergency medical services councils. 1. The\ncommissioner, with the approval of the state council, shall designate\nregional emergency medical services councils on or before January first,\nnineteen hundred seventy-eight but in no event shall the number of\nregional councils exceed eighteen. Such regional councils shall be\nestablished on the basis of application for designation as regional\ncouncils submitted by local organizations, the members of which are\nknowledgeable in various aspects of emergency medical services. Such\napplication shall describe the geographic area to be served and contain\na list of nominees for appointment to membership on such regional\ncouncils and a statement as to the proposed method of operation in such\ndetail as the commissioner, with the approval of the state council,\nshall prescribe.\n 1-a. Each regional emergency medical services council shall advise the\nstate emergency medical services council and department on such issues\nas the state emergency medical services council or department may\nrequire, related to the provision of emergency medical service,\nspecialty care, designated facility care, and disaster medical care, and\nshall carry out duties to assist in the regional coordination of such,\nas outlined by the state emergency medical services council with\napproval of the department.\n 2. Each regional council shall be comprised of at least fifteen but\nnot more than thirty members to be initially appointed by the\ncommissioner, with the approval of the state council, from nominations\nsubmitted by local organizations applying for establishment as the\nregional council. Not less than one-third of the membership of the\nregional councils shall be representatives of ambulance services and the\nremaining membership of the regional councils shall consist of, but not\nbe limited to, representatives of existing local emergency medical care\ncommittees, physicians, nurses, hospitals, health planning agencies,\nfire department emergency and rescue squads, public health officers and\nthe general public. The county EMS coordinator, established pursuant to\nsection two hundred twenty-three-b of the county law, of any county\nwithin the region shall serve as an ex officio member of the regional\ncouncil; provided, however, nothing in this subdivision shall prevent a\ncounty EMS coordinator from serving as a voting member of a regional\ncouncil. Members of each regional council shall be residents living\nwithin the geographic area to be served by the regional council. The\npresence of a majority of members shall constitute a quorum.\n 3. Each regional council shall have the power to:\n (a) have a seal and alter the same at pleasure;\n (b) acquire, lease, hold, and dispose of real and personal property or\nany interest therein for its purposes;\n (c) make and alter by-laws for its organization and internal\nmanagement, and rules and regulations governing the exercise of its\npowers and the fulfillment of its purposes under this article; such\nrules and regulations must be filed with the secretary of state and the\nstate EMS council;\n (d) enter into contracts for employment of such officers and employees\nas it may require for the performance of its duties; and to fix and\ndetermine their qualifications, duties, and compensation, and to retain\nand employ such personnel as may be required for its purposes; and\nprivate consultants on a contract basis or otherwise, for the rendering\nof professional or technical services and advice;\n (e) enter into contracts, leases, and subleases and to execute all\ninstruments necessary or convenient for the conduct of its business,\nincluding contracts with the commissioner and any state agency or\nmunicipal entity; and contracts with hospitals and physicians for the\npurposes of carrying out its powers under this article;\n (f) undertake or cause to be undertaken plans, surveys, analyses and\nstudies necessary, convenient or desir
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