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County officials cite staffing gap as reason for EMS wage-plan increase
Summary
Woodbury County budget reviewers said a roughly $75,000 increase on the EMS wage-plan line largely reflects an unfilled paramedic position and the county's evolving plan for a fourth medic to improve daytime coverage.
Woodbury County budget staff and supervisors discussed a large increase in the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) wage-plan during the board's budget review, attributing most of the change to an added paramedic slot that remains unfilled and recurring pay costs tied to training and special event coverage. County staff said the line-item increase of about $75,000 corresponds to one full paramedic salary that was added after the prior budget year.
The discussion centered on staffing and coverage. County staff explained the department…
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