County advances overhaul of ambulance service area code; first reading approved

Deschutes County staff presented a multi-year update to county code chapter 8.30 and Appendix A — the Ambulance Service Area (ASA) Plan — and asked the board to advance the ordinance to a first reading. Tom, the ASA administrator in Public Health, said the plan had not been updated for roughly 27 years and that the revisions bring the plan into conformance with Oregon Administrative Rules and current operational practice.