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Wilson County commissioners approve EMS equipment surplus, ambulance fund transfer and 3‑year collection policy; back hiring for weather coordinator
Summary
At a Wilson County commission meeting, officials approved surplus disposals for EMS and county equipment, shifted money within the ambulance fund to cover a $46,000 shortfall, adopted a 3‑year threshold for writing patient accounts off to collections, and approved hiring a weather coordinator tied to EMS staffing.
Wilson County commissioners approved a package of EMS and budget actions, including disposal of aged equipment, a line‑item transfer to the ambulance fund and a new three‑year threshold for sending unpaid patient accounts to collections.
Speaker 3, the director who led the EMS agenda, recommended disposing of a list of EMS items — batteries and equipment “either end of life, damage, batteries or bad, can’t replace them,” — and the board voted to approve the surplus as presented. Commissioners also approved a line‑item transfer to cover a roughly $46,000 shortfall in the ambulance fund so…
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