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Fire/EMS staff urge update to standby billing rate; propose cost analysis and policy changes
Summary
Fire and EMS staff told commissioners the longstanding $100/hour standby billing rate for events likely undercovers county costs and recommended bringing back a consultant cost report; staff also discussed how vendors’ requirements compel ambulance presence at sanctioned events and how the county bills and recovers costs.
Fire/EMS staff told the Board of County Commissioners that the county’s $100‑per‑hour standby rate for vendors that request onsite ambulance coverage likely does not cover true county costs and recommended the county conduct a cost analysis and revisit the rate. The issue matters because private vendors sometimes require ambulances as a condition of insurance and the county either bills the vendor or waives fees in board-approved situations; if fees do not cover actual costs the county’s…
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