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County to write off 667 old ambulance accounts totaling $355,543 against allowance for doubtful accounts
Summary
CFO Vicky Notker asked commissioners to approve writing off 667 ambulance billing accounts from 2019–2020 totaling $355,543.37; she said the county already maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts (about $2.3 million) and the write‑off will not affect this year’s bottom line.
Chief Financial Officer Vicky Notker asked the board to approve a routine accounting write‑off of old uncollectible ambulance billing accounts. Notker said 667 accounts from 2019–2020 total $355,543.37 and will be charged against the county’s allowance for doubtful accounts, which she said currently holds a little over $2.3 million. Notker explained the county’s practice: after the billing company exhausts collection attempts, accounts are turned over to a professional collections firm and older accounts beyond four years cannot be pursued.
Commissioners asked frequency and collection practice questions; Notker said the county performs write‑offs annually after the audit and that historical write‑off totals have declined since the county engaged a new collections firm several years ago. No formal vote was taken in the work session; the item was presented for the board’s consideration.
