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Commissioners fund EMA director increase, debate assistant role; approve community paramedic into budget

5812288 · August 28, 2025
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Summary

During budget hearings commissioners increased the EMA director salary, debated whether an EMA administrative assistant should be part‑time or full‑time, and approved making the community paramedic a county position after its grant ends.

The Board of Commissioners approved an increased base salary for the county’s emergency management director and approved placing the county’s community paramedic position into the local budget after the grant that funded it expires.

EMA director and assistant: Commissioners approved raising the advertised or proposed EMA director base to $50,000 for recruitment purposes. The board discussed an administrative assistant role for EMA and the tradeoffs between…

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