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Council committee advances ordinance to create deputy chief for EMS budget and compliance
Summary
Fall River committee passed the ordinance through first reading to create a contract deputy chief of emergency medical services responsible for budgeting, grants and billing compliance after department leaders described rapid growth in call volume and billing complexity.
The Committee on Ordinances and Legislation on Nov. 17 advanced an ordinance to establish a deputy chief of emergency medical services for budget and compliance, voting to pass the proposal through its first reading.
City Administrator Seth Aiken told the committee the city proposed the position because EMS responsibilities have expanded beyond 911 response to include mobile integrated health (MIH) programs and new contracts. “The time has really come, in the estimation of the people that know best within EMS to create a deputy chief to deal with the finances, the PCG grant, which is, could be 1,000,000 of dollars every year, the billing,” Aiken said, adding that outside billing would likely cost the city more than hiring the in‑house…
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