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Ulster County legislators postpone vote on $5 million EMS fund policy amid oversight concerns
Summary
A proposal to allocate up to $5 million annually from Ulster County's unassigned fund balance to support local emergency medical services was postponed after debate over distribution formula, oversight and workforce development.
Legislator Kovacs introduced a resolution proposing a county policy to allocate up to $5,000,000 annually from Ulster County's unassigned fund balance to support local emergency medical services (EMS), saying the county's EMS system is "in distress" and that the county has "the means to fix this."
The resolution would have directed payments to towns proportionally, proposing a 50/50 split based on population and assessed property value, and required annual reporting and intermunicipal agreements to limit use to EMS staffing, training,…
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