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- The committee approved the meeting agenda (motioned and seconded; recorded as approved).

- The committee approved minutes from the prior meeting (motioned and seconded; recorded as approved).

- The committee voted to recommend to the County Board Finance Committee that the county accept a bid from Finer Construction to repair the ambulance facility roof. Committee materials describe the Finer Construction proposal as offering a 20‑year materials warranty and 15‑year labor warranty; the committee asked staff to ensure warranty and scope details are clear before the county finance committee reviews the recommendation. A motion to recommend the bid passed at the meeting.

- The committee scheduled a follow‑up meeting for Oct. 20 at 5:00 p.m. to review contract drafts and allocation options; the motion to set that meeting passed.

Where vote tallies or mover/second names were not recorded in the available transcript, the committee minutes record only that the motions were seconded and the motions carried; staff said the recommendation will be forwarded to the county finance committee for final action.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Joint Ambulance Committee - 2025/09/22","oneSentenceSummary","The Richmond County Ambulance Committee approved routine agenda and minutes, recommended the roof repair bid to the county finance committee, and set a follow‑up meeting for Oct. 20 at 5:00 p.m.","taxTitle","Richland County, Wisconsin","taxId",72898,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6461024,"Richland County to end joint ambulance committee; municipalities must sign contracts by Nov. 1 amid dispute over Pine Valley calls",71,2789000,2860000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5825970-a4e8b63b45b6ff1a0c5514c479c5825e&start=2789&end=2860","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5825970-a4e8b63b45b6ff1a0c5514c479c5825e/thumbnail_2789000.jpg","/articles/6461024/Richland-County/Wisconsin/Richland-County-to-end-joint-ambulance-committee-municipalities-must-sign-contracts-by-Nov-1-amid-dispute-over-Pine-Valley-calls","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6461024-845fc99edbc1e83cae600198d94dbc43/orig.mp4?Expires=1770926278&Signature=RtNH0wde0N4HCWELKbeN-SmZiBLHQZZu8Lxb6y9n9DDcUDsKn-hBDEyeYNKXzDTSLYvpV6ILBs30Ffb~2hAjaw9gIkpiyMC4a5oJNIu1uQGN1G2Gatwzid1iiFAa1ZMnNbb3oxYv7gwJ2KXLhSIGGGVBeZlvnbb0ShdlAEAcwYKptK2zW6NE9zZx1L6ZLucpi86-9qkkpyKIVagnZ0RX7w3jLGJwTaPJXgSYH8QhaAfKS5qIzqqB5UYxA0xDqnor2vDtpjG6J9EZqcUvpNvRqezmjYT8Axoy2etpwIOFepx9SG~YJtnvLXIfYGN0q6~wlZzo99R4eUjCjAnHfZ0N~A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Richland County board has voted to dissolve the joint ambulance committee and to begin offering contracts to municipalities and townships, the county's ambulance committee was told at its recent meeting. Under the county's timetable, municipalities must commit to a contract by Nov. 1 for service in the following year.

\"There will not be a joint ambulance committee…The ambulance service will be run as a business, and we will offer contracts to the municipalities townships,\" Trish (county staff) told the committee, describing modifications the full county board made to a draft memorandum of understanding and asking municipalities to respond by Nov. 1.

The announcement prompted immediate debate over how calls are assigned and billed, focusing on Pine Valley Community Village, a county‑owned long‑term care facility. Committee materials originally attributed Pine Valley calls to the City of Richland Center; the city administrator subsequently told county staff the city would not accept responsibility for billing those calls. Staff then reassigned those calls to the Town of Richland, drawing objections from township officials.

\"We went from 57 average to 124,\" a committee member said when discussing call counts. Several members warned that reassigning Pine Valley calls to a single township would place an outsized cost burden on that township’s taxpayers. Members urged staff and county board representatives to explore distributing Pine Valley's call load across participating municipalities or to identify a different funding model.

Committee members described the new contract approach as a stopgap to stabilize finances and buy time while the county develops longer‑term options such as a district, alternative funding, or a different governance model. Several municipal representatives said they would take the draft contracts to their governing bodies for decisions and asked staff to allow some flexibility in how calls are allocated before the Nov. 1 deadline.

Trish said a draft contract will next go to the county executive and finance committee; if approved there it will be distributed to municipalities within a few days. The committee scheduled a follow‑up meeting for Oct. 20 at 5:00 p.m. so municipal representatives could discuss allocation options before the contract deadline.

The committee did not take a binding vote on Pine Valley assignment at the meeting; members instead asked staff to provide clearer call counts broken down by facility and municipality and to return with contracts and allocation options for consideration.","The county board voted to end the joint committee and require contracts; committee members debated which municipality should carry calls from Pine Valley Community Village after Richland Center said it would not accept billing responsibility.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6461029,"Richland County ambulance committee warns receivables surge has not translated into cash",645,383000,1028000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5825970-a4e8b63b45b6ff1a0c5514c479c5825e&start=383&end=1028","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5825970-a4e8b63b45b6ff1a0c5514c479c5825e/thumbnail_383000.jpg","/articles/6461029/Richland-County/Wisconsin/Richland-County-ambulance-committee-warns-receivables-surge-has-not-translated-into-cash","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6461029-e97cbad550fd4e5ca56b77e2f56dac50/orig.mp4?Expires=1770926278&Signature=WnVekUSNL3N7vAqSX5S7NbIjWloCGWuMsxC9sZjhzt37sQHZ6bvZbJ7J5mSFvKEO3uPs8ixzMFueJGf81g524WDPLSJmSSq0bVB4BsG-fY43JA7QNNbGSRetg8v0Rahgnkq0VnU-0-vpQf~0cwi8VLfVPgnn9DL4jeltl9gQVd3V~6wjaZWt8wjz7-pqHsNS6rr~X1vp8rj5D6Zf2m7IawyAE4I7d91XQkeKXp~N3XTnmNlQ6swteHTwtSBnD-8b3EtO3-4w0UvmJsM0zSUCDGsyw1OQ1qb9TJThaKUg2oWL~TC5hr0X9DVxzR-LW26siCJX84FSYWOUodzuGsqLEQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a meeting of the Richland County Ambulance Committee, staff and members said rising call volume and billing adjustments have produced large accounts receivable balances that have not improved the service’s cash position.

Committee members were told the service reported 1,008 runs year‑to‑date and that invoiced ambulance fees appear as roughly $662,000 on the income report. But some of that amount was posted to the county general fund during a vendor change and only later reallocated, leaving an unclear cash picture.

\"That $400,000 is not $400,000 of cash. It's $400,000 of revenue,\" said Gordon (committee member), who identified himself as a retired business banker and urged the committee to obtain a true cash‑flow statement. \"When you go from $60,000 receivables on Jan. 1 to over $300,000 in receivables in September, you have a serious cash problem.\"

Barbara (Service Director) said the new billing company initially supplied reports in a format that placed monies in a single account; staff later asked the clerk's office to transfer the amounts into the ambulance fund after the vendor provided the allocation detail. \"They were putting it all in one, and they weren't breaking down the information and the money, like we needed it to be broken down,\" she said.

Committee members pressed for clearer, timely information. The billing report shows an ending accounts receivable that committee staff described as about $281,000 after insurance adjustments; staff and members repeatedly distinguished accounts‑receivable (revenue recognized) from cash on hand. Committee members asked the clerk's office to attend the next meeting to explain fund transfers and to provide a full balance sheet and monthly cash‑flow statements.

Members also discussed operational consequences: trustees noted vehicle maintenance costs, the need for a replacement ambulance (a quote in committee materials exceeded $300,000), and ongoing overtime and temporary‑staff costs. The director said budgeted personnel changes and tighter scheduling should reduce some temporary staffing costs next year, but the committee had not yet reconciled projected revenues with operating needs.

On billing practices, the director said the county’s new vendor provides quarterly statements but committee members requested monthly reports and asked the director to raise write‑off policies and collection practices in an upcoming call with the billing company. The committee also asked staff to confirm whether tax intercepts, prior‑year collections, and grant receipts that live outside the ambulance operating fund are being reported in ways the committee can use to evaluate cash sustainability.

Next steps: the committee asked for the county clerk or finance director to attend the next meeting with a clear cash‑flow statement, a fully itemized balance sheet, and a reconciliation that explains the $400,000 reclassification and the current cash position.","Committee heard that about $400,000 recently posted to revenue was recorded as general‑fund revenue by the clerk and is not cash; receivables rose from roughly $60,000 to more than $300,000, prompting requests for clearer cash, balance‑sheet and billing reports.","actionData","errors"]

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