Meriwether County moves to transition EMS collections after discovering prior vendor contract
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Summary
Staff told the board that a 2017 contract exists with Credit Bureaus Association at a 25% collection rate; commissioners authorized a 60‑day notice to that vendor and a planned transition to Lifeline (previously approved) which charges 20%, pending paperwork and legal follow-up.
Meriwether County commissioners directed staff to give 60 days’ notice to the county’s current EMS collections vendor and to transition to a previously approved company after staff discovered an older contract with a different collector.
Staff reported that, although the board had voted on July 7, 2025 to designate Lifeline at a 20% collection rate, Alan Kim of Credit Bureaus Association notified staff that his company has an existing contract dating to April 18, 2017 and had continued to submit collections and checks. County staff confirmed the 2017 agreement and told the board the current company is asking to continue at a 25% collection rate with a new contract that legal has reviewed.
County Attorney and staff told the board a termination notice of 60 days would be required to end the existing contract. Commissioners voted to issue the 60‑day notice to Credit Bureaus Association and to transition collections to Lifeline at the completion of that notice period, subject to required contract execution and staff follow‑up.
Next steps: legal will prepare and send the 60‑day termination notice where appropriate and staff will coordinate transition details with Lifeline and the billing agent to ensure minimal interruption to collections processing.