San Juan Island Emergency Medical Services Chief Jerry Martin submitted his resignation at the Wednesday, October 25, 2017 San Juan County Public Hospital District #1 Board meeting. The PHD board, after selecting him from a group of 15 candidates, had voted unanimously to hire him on October 28, 2015.
At the end of his report to the PHD board at the October 25, 2017 meeting, Martin said, "This isn't on my agenda, I am submitting to you guys my notice of resignation. To be effective Feb. 1 of next year. Gives us three months of finding a new chief if that is what you want to do. I think this gives us three months to look at consolidating with the fire department with a contract. Our attorney says a contract could be written up in three months. I think that is a good form we should look at."