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Ambulance district budget shows revenue growth; commissioners keep contingency while exploring separate EMS insurance
Summary
The ambulance district’s draft budget projects higher revenues and a reserve buildup; commissioners agreed to prioritize contingency building and noted a January option to explore separating EMS health coverage to a First-Responder plan, pending stop-loss and timing constraints.
Bonner County’s ambulance-district presentation showed revenue growth driven by current EMS billings and expected grant money, but commissioners emphasized rebuilding contingency reserves rather than using draft funds to pay EMS employee premiums this fiscal year.
Revenue and reserves: EMS staff increased the ambulance district’s EMS-billing revenue line by $100,000 in the draft after year-to-date collections exceeded expectations; combined with an anticipated $200,000–$400,000 in GMT (grant/other) money, staff projected roughly $5.45 million in total revenues for the ambulance…
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