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Council committee forwards $18.7 million supplemental to replenish programs, cover arbitration awards and boost healthcare reserves
Summary
Finance briefed the committee on a supplemental appropriation that uses stronger-than-expected EMS billing revenues to restore earlier program funding, add staff in multiple departments, cover arbitration and retro pay, and increase the prescription drug budget.
CLEVELAND — Finance officials told the committee that stronger-than-expected ambulance-billing collections have created room for a supplemental ordinance that restores previously reallocated funds and pays for contract and court-ordered obligations.
Ordinance No. 598-2025 would appropriate $13,000,688 to the general fund and $5,000,000 to the internal service (healthcare) fund for a total of $18,688,000. Finance said third-party billing contractor QMC has substantially outperformed earlier expectations and that QMC’s fee (4% of collections) will require added budget authority as collections increase.
The ordinance would fund multiple items, the finance director summarized: refund $5,000,000 to the Minority Business Credit Enhancement project (a…
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