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Commission adds emergency resolution to accept state Medicaid supplemental funds for ambulance providers
Summary
County attorneys and finance staff asked the board to add and approve an emergency resolution allowing Clayton County to accept $315,656 in Medicaid supplemental payments, of which the county must remit $107,197 as the state share and will net $208,459 to EMS operations.
The Clayton County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday added and approved an emergency resolution authorizing the county to accept an interim upper payment limit award from the Georgia Department of Community Health intended to fund the state share of Medicaid supplemental payments to ambulance providers.
County legal staff requested adding Resolution 2025‑150 as an emergency item after the state delivered the award paperwork late and required a county response in short order. Attorney Reed asked the board to add the resolution to the agenda so the county could accept the award, authorize the chair to execute documents and permit the chief financial officer to amend the budget as needed.
Financial details and effect
County finance staff explained the full award totals $315,656. Under the state’s calculation the county must remit the state share of $107,197; after the county’s remittance the Medicaid supplemental process will return a net of $208,459 to the county’s EMS fund, finance staff said.
Board action
The board voted to add the item as an emergency and then voted to approve the agenda as amended; the emergency resolution was placed on the consent agenda and the consent agenda was approved later in the meeting. The record shows the board adopted the item and authorized any necessary budget amendments. The meeting transcript does not include a roll‑call tally; the chair declared the motions passed after the board’s voice approval.
Why it matters: The award temporarily increases EMS revenues and requires a county match payment under the state program. Finance staff said the net benefit to the county’s EMS budget is $208,459, with the county providing $107,197 as the state share.
