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Local officials debate HB 1043 and ambulance funding; commission urged to verify legislative record before public statements
Summary
Commissioners heard a presentation on HB 1043 (attempt to designate ambulance/EMS services as essential and add court-fee revenue); the session included disputed characterizations of how local legislators voted and calls for accurate public statements and lobbying coordination.
Members of the public and a legislative representative addressed the county commission Aug. 5 about House Bill 1043, a proposal that would (by the representative's account) add a $5 court-fee surcharge to certain fines and a $1 million state appropriation intended to support ambulance services, and would designate ambulance/EMS services as an essential public service.
A presenter who identified herself as serving on the House Local…
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