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Supervisors begin budget season; EMS director warns ambulance replacement costs top $400,000 and board asks cities to budget one payment
Summary
At a Jan. 5 budget work session the board heard departmental budget requests. EMS Director Joel Knutson said a vendor quote for a new ambulance exceeded $400,000; the board signaled consensus to ask member cities to budget for one 20/80 payment next fiscal year rather than two.
Chickasaw County supervisors spent the bulk of their Jan. 5 meeting on department budget briefings and capital planning. Joel Knutson, EMS director, told the board a vendor quote to build a new ambulance came in "over $400,000," and he recommended the county and its 20/80 partner cities plan for one payment next fiscal year rather than two to preserve cash flow and match municipal budgeting cycles.
Knudtson (Joel Knutson) explained trade-in values and possible cost offsets: retaining the current power-load system…
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