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Commissioners review fire, ambulance and transport funding; seek accountability for grants
Summary
Commissioners discussed funding to local fire departments and ambulance services, considered a transport-company pilot for long hauls, and asked for clearer reporting from fire departments on use of county funds.
Commissioners reviewed funding requests and grant matches for local fire departments and ambulance services and discussed accountability and possible pilot arrangements for long-distance prisoner transports.
Staff noted that the county has historically allocated similar amounts to each volunteer fire department and that commissioners would like clearer documentation demonstrating how those funds were spent. Staff said financial documentation and bills are filed with the architect’s office and can be reviewed. Commissioners requested a reporting mechanism to ensure the county’s $10,000 allocations to departments are properly documented.
On ambulance funding, staff said changes at the state level affect rural ambulance assistance and that the county does not yet know the full local impact. Commissioners also discussed using a private transport company for long, multi-hour prisoner transports; staff said a vendor proposal may be presented at a future meeting with potential cost-savings for long hauls beyond eight hours.
No changes to fire-department allocations or ambulance-match commitments were approved at the meeting; commissioners asked staff to collect call logs, reported expenditures and vendor proposals before final budget decisions.
