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Votes at a glance: Spencer County approves EMS purchases, mower, road agreement and budgets
Summary
At its meeting commissioners approved several motions: opioid-settlement funds for narcotics safes, retaining six ambulances with Option B outfitting, hiring a full-time paramedic, purchasing a Turf Tiger mower, an interlocal agreement with Totherville on Trix Drive, and clerk and sheriff salary caps and budgets.
Spencer County commissioners approved a series of motions during their meeting, including purchases and budget items.
Key outcomes: The court approved using opioid-settlement funds to buy internet-capable narcotics safes with per-year software/management maintenance; the motion passed following discussion of a $584 annual fee. Commissioners voted to retain a six-ambulance fleet and adopted an amendment to outfit the incoming ambulance under the presented "Option B" (a lower upfront cost approach that bundles equipment into an existing contract). The court approved hiring Andrew Patterson as a full-time paramedic at $19.20 per hour on the 24/48 shift. Commissioners also approved buying a 72-inch Turf Tiger mower for $15,043.22 and accepted an agreement with the city of Totherville to split work on Trix Drive according to measured footage. Financial motions passed as well: approval of the court report annual settlement, a clerk salary-cap of $420,000, a sheriff salary-cap request of $1,515,000, and the sheriff's budget at $915,000. The court also authorized paying invoices and transfers.
Where details were not specified in the record, the meeting used roll-call-style approval language (“All those in favor, say aye”) and the transcript records the motions as passed; individual recorded vote tallies or member-by-name votes were not provided in the transcript.
