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Commission authorizes EMS training purchases; AMR reports month-to-date call totals
Summary
AMR presented August call volumes across Linn County. Commissioners authorized up to $3,300 from the EMS Education fund for training books and testing tied to firefighter/EMT certification.
AMR representative Tom Brooks delivered the ambulance provider's monthly report and Linn County officials approved a one-time draw from the EMS Education account for training materials and testing.
Brooks reported call totals through the month so far: examples included Blue Mound with 15 calls and 5 transports, Pleasanton with 26 calls and 18 transports, Mound City with 34 calls and 12 transports, and a month-to-date county total of 130 calls and 59 transports. Brooks noted staffing constraints and scheduling issues for a planned meeting with county staff.
Emergency Management Director Randy Haggold requested permission to use money left in the EMS Education line in the general fund to purchase classroom books and cover certification testing for firefighters seeking EMT certification. Haggold reported the EMS Education account contained $12,000 total (allocated as $6,000 contractual, $4,000 commodities, $2,000 capital outlay). Commissioners approved a motion authorizing $2,300 from commodities for books and $1,000 from contractual for testing, not to exceed $3,300.
The board discussed scheduling related to the county budget and noted staff would follow up on EMS training purchases and report expenditures through standard finance procedures.
