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Pasco staff recommend phased ambulance utility fee increase; council split between 80% and 100% recovery
Summary
A consultant—s study projects rising EMS costs and four recovery options. Staff recommended an 80% cost-recovery scenario while some council members urged a 100% approach; staff will return with both 80% and 100% options for a future decision.
City of Pasco staff and FCS Consulting told the City Council workshop that emergency medical services costs are rising and the city must choose how much of those costs to recover from utility customers.
Chief Crowley said the city—s fire-based EMS model is efficient but expensive and noted that the ambulance utility exists to "help recover costs for delivering EMS." An FCS analyst presented data showing population growth since the prior study and a large increase in call volume — the consultant cited a roughly 61.5% increase in EMS calls since 2019 — driven in part by behavioral-health and opioid-related responses.
Chase, a senior analyst with FCS, walked council through…
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