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Board approves pay adjustment for Jefferson County critical care paramedic Jessica Kim
Summary
The Jefferson County Board of Supervisors approved a pay adjustment for critical care paramedic Jessica Kim, effective Jan. 15, 2025, setting an hourly rate of $27 (annualized starting salary listed in the resolution). The vote was taken by voice and carried unanimously.
The Jefferson County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 20 approved a pay adjustment for critical care paramedic Jessica Kim, effective Jan. 15, 2025. Chair read a resolution describing the action as an adjustment for a critical care paramedic in Jefferson County EMS, with an hourly rate of $27.
The board discussed staffing levels in the ambulance service before taking the vote. EMS leadership told the board the department is about 93% staffed once one medic returns in February and described how the adjustment recognizes recent certification completion. The resolution was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
The change was described in the meeting record as an hourly rate of $27 with the effective date listed; the resolution also recorded an annual starting salary figure in the minutes. No dissenting votes were recorded on the voice roll call. The board took no additional personnel actions linked to this resolution in the same motion.
The board heard related EMS updates at the same meeting, including a discussion about reducing unpaid nonessential ambulance transfers and an exploratory look at bariatric-capable equipment for specialty transports. No procurement for bariatric equipment was authorized at the Jan. 20 meeting; staff said they would obtain vendor information and cost estimates for future consideration.
The board did not attach additional conditions to the pay adjustment. The personnel action will be recorded in the county payroll records with the effective date noted in the resolution.
