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Waukesha City committee approves EMS medical director contract naming Dr. Deluri
Summary
The Finance Committee approved an Emergency Medical Services director contract naming Dr. Deluri to provide required physician medical direction. Staff said the contract mirrors prior terms, funds are budgeted, and the change follows the prior physician—s retirement; vote was 4-0.
Waukesha City—s Finance Committee unanimously approved a contract to provide physician medical direction for the city—s Emergency Medical Services, naming Dr. Deluri as the EMS medical director.
The committee discussed business item ID 25-02498 after the chief described the role: under state statute the city—s EMS agencies must operate under a physician—s direction. The chief said the city—s previous physician retired after 10 years and the city conducted an interview process that resulted in selecting Dr. Deluri. "He's a phenomenal person. He's really invested in the community, and I think he's gonna be really good for the agency," the chief said.
A member asked whether the new contract would raise costs to the city; staff said the contract terms mirror the prior agreement and that when raises in the contract are factored in the city is effectively at the beginning of that pay cycle, producing no net adverse cost impact. A committee member summarized the exchange as "a slight win for us." Committee members voted by voice and approved the motion 4-0.
The committee record shows staff stated funds to cover the contract are available in the current budget and that the contractual physician role is required by state statute. The committee did not debate alternative staffing models during the meeting. The contract passed on a 4-0 vote; the committee did not record individual roll-call votes in the transcript.
