Scott County Fiscal Court heard an update on ambulances and vehicle repairs at the meeting: one new ambulance is due to be activated soon pending final equipment installation, and a second ambulance damaged in an accident remains under evaluation with the county’s insurer and repair contractors.

County emergency-services staff said the new ambulance has been delivered but requires a power-loading system and other equipment from a vendor before it is serviceable. Officials estimated those final steps would be completed within days to a week of the meeting, after which the unit will be placed into service.

Separately, the ambulance involved in a vehicle accident remains at the county garage while staff obtain quotes to determine whether it is repairable. The insurer’s adjuster provided a valuation that did not declare the vehicle a total loss if only the cab-and-chassis needed replacement, but ambulance upfitters estimated high labor and upfit costs for mounting and wiring the patient compartment to a new chassis. One upfitter quoted an upfit cost in the range of $156,000, while the adjuster’s truck valuation and cash settlement figures were discussed in the meeting. County staff said they will obtain additional upfitter quotes and then consult with the insurer’s claims lead about next steps and documentation.

Court members asked whether the county could submit the additional upfit estimates to the insurer for reconsideration; staff said they would schedule a conference call with the insurer’s claims representative and provide the judge and county clerk the paperwork. Records of at least one prior insurance check being issued were noted for another vehicle claim.

Background and next steps: Court members asked for additional quotes from upfitters and for staff to coordinate a claims discussion with Keiko (the settlement/claims administrator mentioned by staff). The court also heard that the county is recycling blood units with the hospital network when not administered, and staff reiterated steps they are taking to minimize downtime and maintain spare vehicles while the repairs are evaluated.