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Grant County commissioners establish countywide 522 Ambulance District
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Summary
The Grant County Board of County Commissioners voted 3–0 on Dec. 8, 2025, to set the countywide boundary for the Grant County 522 Ambulance District. The BOCC clarified that boundary decisions rest with the commissioners, while the 522 Board will handle revenue splits; the district aims to solicit bids and target operations by July 1, 2026.
The Board of County Commissioners of Grant County, Oklahoma, voted unanimously Dec. 8, 2025, to establish the entire county as the Grant County 522 Ambulance District, the board’s minutes show. Vice-Chair Steve Stinson made the motion, Commissioner Keith McClure seconded, and Chair Craig A. Fredrick joined in the 3–0 vote.
The special meeting in Medford opened at 11:00 a.m., after County Clerk Rachelle D. McCaleb confirmed the agenda had been posted at both courthouse entrances on Nov. 25, 2025, in accordance with Title 25, Sections 301–314 O.S. (Open Meetings Act). Vice-Chair Stinson offered a prayer and Commissioner McClure led the Pledge of Allegiance before the board addressed ambulance service boundaries.
Board members and meeting participants discussed that the ambulance district’s response area had been split between north and south portions of the county. The minutes record that the commissioners determine district boundaries and that the Grant County 522 Board will decide how sales-tax revenues collected for the district will be divided among providers.
The record includes a clarification about sales-tax shares: a city that remains the sole-source ambulance provider and maintains the required license may retain its share of the district sales tax; if a city’s ambulance service ceases, that city’s share would be divided among the remaining providers. The 522 Board’s stated goal is to go out for bids, with a planned implementation target of July 1, 2026.
The board’s formal action was recorded as follows: motion to establish the entire county as the Grant County 522 Ambulance District (moved by Steve Stinson; seconded by Keith McClure); Craig A. Fredrick — aye; Steve Stinson — aye; Keith McClure — aye. With no further business, the board adjourned at 11:16 a.m. The minutes were later approved and attested on Dec. 22, 2025.
The decision sets the county boundary for the ambulance district; subsequent steps identified in the record include the 522 Board soliciting bids and determining the mechanics of revenue sharing and service contracts.