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Supervisors review EMS budget shortfall, levy and proposed full-time director role
Summary
County staff and board members examined Osceola County’s EMS budget, noting a projected EMS fund shortfall, higher personnel costs and the prospect of making the EMS director role full time. Options discussed included reducing expenses, transferring general-fund dollars, adjusting the levy rate and exploring alternative staffing models.
County financial staff and EMS leadership reviewed the Osceola County Emergency Medical Services budget with supervisors, reporting a projected EMS fund budget of $293,153 for the next fiscal year and a projected EMS fund shortfall that showed the EMS fund “in the red” by $32,197 in a preliminary fund-balance calculation.
Auditor/finance staff explained that the county’s EMS payroll and benefits have increased — including a 3.5% wage…
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