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Division 49 Garage The Director of Public Works is the administrative officer for this division of the Public Works Department. Employees of this division are responsible for the maintenance and servicing of City owned vehicles, equipment, and machinery. Department 51 Paris - Lamar County Health Department The City of Paris and the Lamar County government with the financial assistance of the Texas Department of Health, sponsor the operation of the Paris - Lamar County Health Department. The City and County jointly appoint a Board of Health responsible for the administration of the Health Department, a separate agency from the City. This department budget is included in the budget of the City for the purpose of publication and financial control. Employees of this department are responsible for protecting the public health through immunization programs, the operation of an STD clinic, health inspections, restaurant inspections and food handlers training, mosquito control, well baby clinics, and family planning programs. A Rural Health Clinic is also operated within the Health Department, oftering the services of a Family Nurse Practitioner directed by a physician. The Women, Infants and Children program (WIC) also operates within the location of the Health Department. WICis a federal program funded through the State providing nutrition counseling and assistance for women and young children. All funding to operate the WIC program comes from the State. Much of the funding for the other services comes from State grants and patient fees. The shortfall in the operations, if any, is funded on a 50/50 basis by the City and Lamar County. Department 54 Emergency Medical Service The Fire Chief is the administrative officer for this department. Employees of this department provide emergency and non-emergency ambulance service within the City and to the rural areas and other cities of Lamar County through a contractual relationship with Lamar County. Long distance ambulance transportation is provided for patients requiring treatment or facilities not available in Paris. Two ambulances are staffed and equipped at the Mobile Intensive Care Unit level 24 hours-a-day. A third ambulance provides non-emergency transportation from 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. A call crew is available 24 hours-a-day by beeper. Office personnel of this department are responsible for the billing and collection of the EM.S. accounts receivable. The EM.S. Department coordinates, trains and promotes the First Responder Program throughout Lamar County and also promotes the Think Child Safety Program, Think Senior Safety Program, and the Mobile Safety Vehicle Program. ~