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Commissioners approve stipend to create county EMS director role
Summary
The county approved a stipend to add EMS director duties to an existing official (identified as Jason Sullivan in discussion), funding the role from the EMS levy until a decision is made about creating a full‑time position.
Dearborn County commissioners voted to add a stipend to support a county EMS director role, funding the additional pay from the county’s EMS levy. The motion passed with two recorded nays.
A county official asked the council to approve a stipend of $20,000 per year, prorated for the current year, to create an EMS director position that would help plan a county‑wide, county‑operated EMS delivery system recommended in a prior consultant report. The staff presentation cited a recommendation in the Hannifin report to “seek a county‑wide, county‑operated EMS delivery system” and to hire or contract an EMS director as a key step.
A speaker supporting the request noted the stipend for the first year would be prorated; staff estimated the prorated cost for the remainder of the year (including FICA and unemployment) at about $17,446. Commissioners discussed whether to move immediately to a full‑time director; several said the stipend is a transitional step. After a motion and second, commissioners voted to approve the stipend. The chair recorded two nays. The motion carried.
The action directs staff to implement the stipend and to continue planning toward a county‑wide EMS system; no change to county EMS governance or procurement was authorized at the meeting.
