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Commissioners direct staff to craft new EMS pay scale for StarFlight after market study gaps
Summary
Commissioners authorized creation of a county EMS pay scale tied to Austin Travis County EMS pay and directed staff to return within 30–60 days with funding proposals to address recruitment and retention at StarFlight.
The Commissioners Court on April 29 directed county emergency services, Human Resources and the budget office to develop a new EMS-specific pay scale aimed at narrowing compensation gaps at StarFlight and related emergency medical programs.
County executives told the court the Segal market study could not find true local comparators for StarFlight because the program’s combination of air medical, critical-care transport, hoist/rescue and aerial firefighting duties is unique in…
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