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Patrick County supervisors approve EMS operations and funds, reject residency requirement for emergency services coordinator
Summary
At a regular meeting, the Patrick County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved EMS operational authority, a memorandum of understanding with 9-1-1, release of remaining tourism advisory funds and a Purdue Pharma settlement payment; a proposed residency requirement for the county's emergency services coordinator failed on a 3-2 vote.
The Patrick County Board of Supervisors met in regular session and voted on a series of operational and budget items, approving EMS operational authority and a memorandum of understanding with county 9-1-1, releasing remaining Tourism Advisory Council funds allocated for the fiscal year, and approving the county's portion of the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement. A separate resolution that would have required the county's emergency services coordinator to reside within Patrick County was defeated.
The board voted unanimously to allow Lexington-based ambulance services, doing business as Patrick County EMS, to operate and fulfill EMS duties in Patrick County and to approve a memorandum of understanding between Patrick County 9-1-1 and Patrick County Emergency Medical Services to ensure continued dispatch services. The board…
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