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Lee County EMS asks commissioners for $632,194 increase in annual subsidy
Summary
At the Aug. 11 Lee County Commission meeting, EMS director Austin Bayless asked the commission to raise the annual subsidy by $632,194 per entity to cover rising vehicle and labor costs, saying response times average about 14 minutes and that adding and staffing another 911 truck approaches $1,000,000 per year.
At the Aug. 11 Lee County Commission meeting, Austin Bayless, the presenter identified by the chair as representing county EMS, asked the commission to approve a subsidy increase of $632,194 per entity to cover rising costs and maintain response capacity.
Bayless said the county’s average EMS response time is "running us right now around 14 minutes," and that the program is meeting state benchmarks. He described recent capital purchases of new ambulances and said vehicle prices have risen 20–30% compared with previous…
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