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Everett council authorizes mayor to sign interlocal creating Snohomish County EMS oversight agency
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The Everett City Council voted Jan. 8 to authorize Mayor Franklin to sign an interlocal agreement forming a new Snohomish County EMS oversight agency to replace a failing county EMS program.
The Everett City Council voted Jan. 8 to authorize Mayor Franklin to sign an interlocal agreement to create a new Snohomish County EMS oversight agency that will replace the county’s current medical program office.
Dave DeMarco of the Everett Fire Department told the council the existing county EMS program has been largely nonfunctional for about a decade and that recent internal failures left the agency unable to maintain basic financial and digital records. He said the countywide proposal is to form a Washington nonprofit corporation overseen by a multi‑jurisdiction board and funded via the existing EMS levy mechanism. "We have 18,100…
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