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Council hears Emery EMS move to raise daytime on-call pay for EMTs to $4 an hour
Summary
During council reports Huntington members relayed that the Emery Emergency Medical Service District has increased daytime on-call pay for EMTs from $1 to $4 per hour to improve recruitment and daytime staffing; the council encouraged residents to consider EMT certification.
During council reports on April 15, a councilmember relayed action by the Emery Emergency Medical Service District to raise daytime on-call pay for EMTs.
Councilmember Judd Beagley (as referenced in the meeting roll call and later remarks) described efforts by the EMS district to make daytime on-call shifts more attractive: "We were able to come up with a little more money, and move that up to $4 an hour for them for day shift just to see if we can get the MTs to be able to commit for day shifts," he said in the meeting record. Beagley said the district's previous on-call pay had been $1 an hour and that increasing it is intended to improve recruitment and coverage.
Beagley said the council and local service leaders hope the pay increase will encourage residents to obtain EMT certification and join ambulance service shifts. The council did not take a formal action or vote on city policy regarding the EMS pay; the change was reported as a separate district decision and the council encouraged recruitment and community support.
What happens next: The council will monitor recruitment effects through the EMS district and may consider local support or outreach if the district requests assistance.
