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Council reviews volunteer fire and EMS funding increases; LOSAP tax treatment remains unsettled
Summary
County staff presented a budget including capital contributions and higher per‑unit EMT salary support for volunteer departments and discussed workers' comp reimbursement, mobile data units and a potential IRS private‑letter ruling on 1099/LOSAP tax reporting.
Volunteer fire and EMS leaders met with the Wicomico County Council on April 30 to review a budget package that includes operating supplements, capital contributions and reimbursements for volunteer departments.
County staff said the budget recommends a $275,000 capital contribution (budgeted as pay‑go), reimbursement of up to $18,000 per volunteer entity for ambulance workers'‑comp related costs, and increases in operating support that average roughly…
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