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Commissioners move to award EMS RFP, discuss five-year service renewal and levy
Summary
The board approved awarding an RFP to a local firefighters/squad association to operate the countywide EMS system and discussed a five-year EMS service renewal and related levy; the transcript records the award motion and a brief levy remark, with no opposition recorded.
Morrow County commissioners on Oct. 16 voted to award a request for proposals to operate the countywide emergency medical services system and discussed the five-year renewal of EMS services and an associated levy.
Speaker 3 asked the board whether to award the RFP to operate the current countywide EMS system from support services to the county coroner; Speaker 1 moved a motion that the transcript records as awarding the contract to a local firefighters/squad association (transcript language: 'Merck County Firefighters and Squadman's Association'). The motion was seconded and carried with affirmative roll-call confirmations of Abraham, Siegfried and Mason.
Afterward, Speaker 1 thanked 'Jeff' for attending regarding the five-year EMS renewal. A brief exchange noted the topic of a levy tied to EMS funding (Speaker 2: 'Just a levy.'); no formal levy action or resolution appeared on the transcript.
The record shows the board approved the RFP award by unanimous recorded votes; additional contract details—such as term, dollar value, or specific operational responsibilities—were not specified in the transcript and therefore are not reported here.
