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Commissioners review EMS subsidy and propose maintaining higher local EMS tax rates to reduce general-fund support
Summary
County staff recommended keeping EMS district tax rates at 5 cents per $100 of assessed value in several districts to reduce the general-fund subsidy for emergency medical services; staff presented audited EMS expenses of about $3.9 million and discussed projected revenue increases from patient billing.
County staff presented audited 2023-24 EMS revenues and expenses and recommended maintaining or restoring a 5-cent-per-$100 property-tax rate in most EMS districts to reduce the county general-fund subsidy.
On the revenue side, staff reported 2023-24 EMS departmental expenses at about $3.922 million and patient billing receipts near $900,000. Using the budget recommended for the coming year, staff said…
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