Flandreau council charges task force to study takeover of Moody County ambulance after county vote

Flandreau City Council on Thursday approved a revised charge for its ambulance task force to determine whether the city could operate Moody County Ambulance Service and asked the group to return a recommendation before Feb. 28, 2024.

Mayor Dan Sutton said the move followed a Moody County commission meeting in which Commissioner Hemmer moved to turn the county ambulance service and its assets over to another municipality. "I am committed that I think it is vitally important to have it whether state statute says, you have to or you don't," Sutton said during council discussion.

Cole (city staff member) — who has been helping organize the task force — told the council the commission's action and compressed timeline mean the group must focus specifically on feasibility. "I don't believe when you start a committee with your…