Ambulance director reports strong June revenue, flags aging engine and next-year replacement budget

Jordan, meeting official, opened the meeting and the Ambulance Director reported that June revenue was $252,739 and that call volume and transports remain near typical levels. "Revenue was $252,739 worth. 75,000 above the same time last year, if my math is correct," the Ambulance Director said. The Ambulance Director said the service had about 350 calls and 284 transports for the reporting period and that staffing was "almost fully staffed," though one person moved to PRN status after a recent hiring. The director said he hired one person to fill an open spot but another employee shifted to PRN, and added, "I kinda expect there to be more than I think anytime there's a change in leadership." The director outlined the fleet status and replacement needs. Truck 3477 (described as the old E‑1) has about 246,000 miles and "that truck's gonna need to be replaced next year," the director said, noting he had budgeted $250,000 for a replacement. He described another large diesel unit (the 450 series) as moved to backup because of high maintenance costs; that vehicle has about 216,000 miles. He reported the reserve 200 truck as having roughly 100,000 miles and a different large vehicle with about 16,000 miles. The director said several newer gas‑motor trucks have about 31,000 miles and are in good shape except for 3477. On bariatric equipment tied to a grant, the director said the service must track bariatric uses but that so far the specialized units have been used locally. "We have to track the bariatric use of it. Everything's been local," he said, and reported roughly 10 bariatric runs in the last quarter, "but most of those are the same repetitive patients." Discussion in the meeting did not include a vote on purchases; the director said he had discussed potential demo units and the budget line with Leacock and that a demo might be available for purchase in January under next year’s budget. No formal procurement action or award was taken at the meeting. Ending: The board moved on to other items after the Ambulance Director's update; no formal motion was recorded on fleet replacement at this session.