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County approves methodology to reset regional dispatch rates; officials say change will wait for new RFP
Summary
The Board approved Ventura County Fire Protection District’s methodology for calculating full‑cost recovery dispatch rates for ambulance dispatch services, but officials said the change won’t affect existing contracts and will be tied to a future RFP and annual rate review.
The Ventura County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 21 approved a methodology proposed by the Ventura County Fire Protection District to compute full‑cost recovery dispatch rates for the county’s regional 9‑1‑1 dispatch center.
County Fire Chief Dustin Gardner told the board the methodology divides dispatch center operating costs — net of outside revenue sources such as CAL FIRE payments and out‑of‑county dispatch fees — by annual calls for service and then apportions the resulting dispatch charge 50% to fire agencies and 50% to transport agencies. Chief Gardner said the county’s regional dispatch…
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