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Fall River council asks administration to study ending EMS enterprise fund, establish special revenue account
Summary
Councilors introduced a resolution urging the mayor to request revocation of the EMS enterprise fund under MGL c.44 §53F½ and to create a special revenue account for ambulance receipts; councilors and the EMS chief agreed to a financial analysis before the FY27 budget.
Fall River City Councilors introduced a resolution asking the mayor to request revocation of the city’s EMS enterprise fund under Massachusetts General Laws, chapter 44, section 53F½ and to establish a special revenue account for ambulance receipts. The resolution was presented during a committee and discussed at length at a full council meeting.
The resolution, read into the record by a council member, states that “the Department of Emergency Medical Services, EMS, within the city of Fall River is currently operated as an enterprise fund pursuant to the provisions of Mass General Laws, chapter 44, section 53 f and a half,” and that the council believes moving receipts into a special revenue account “will provide greater fiscal sustainability and flexibility for the city.”
Councilor Michelle Dion, co-sponsor of the resolution, said the administration has not yet decided whether to submit a formal request to revoke the statute’s application for the city and that no financial study has been completed. Dion said she and other…
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