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Rock County commissioners discuss ambulance ownership, levy and committee; clerk to contact State Auditor
Summary
At a July 23 joint meeting with the Rock County Hospital Board in Bassett, the Rock County Board of Commissioners reviewed how the county funds the Rock County Ambulance, discussed creating a three-member committee, and instructed the county clerk to consult the State Auditor for options.
The Rock County Board of Commissioners met jointly with the Rock County Hospital Board on July 23 in Bassett, Neb., to review ownership and funding arrangements for the Rock County Ambulance. The board unanimously approved the meeting agenda and later adjourned by unanimous vote.
The board discussed that the county levies a tax of $0.01 per $100 of valuation designated for ambulance replacement, equipment, training and construction of a new ambulance barn, and that the county budgets $9,600 for the Rock County Ambulance. Hospital representatives noted that the hospital pays EMT wages, ambulance supplies and employee-related insurance and that the hospital receives revenue generated from ambulance runs. No change in ownership was approved at the meeting.
County Clerk Daunitta J. Buoy said she will contact Jeff Schrier in the State Auditor’s office to "see what avenues are available for the Hospital, County & Ambulance," a step the board supported to clarify legal and financial options. Attendees also discussed forming a committee with one representative each from the hospital, the county and the ambulance to address ownership, funding and related operational matters; the committee proposal was discussed but no formal motion to create it was recorded.
Procedural actions taken during the meeting included a motion by Commissioner Faye Smith, seconded by Commissioner Colby Sybrant, to approve the agenda as posted in the clerk’s office; the board voted Sybrant Yes, Hollenbeck Yes, Smith Yes and carried the motion. At 5:11 p.m. the board approved a motion by Smith, seconded by Sybrant, to adjourn by the same unanimous tally.
The board set its next regular meeting for Aug. 6, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. The meeting record is signed by Chairman Wade D. Hollenbeck and County Clerk Daunitta J. Buoy. No formal decision on ambulance ownership was made during the session; the clerk’s outreach to the State Auditor’s office is the next procedural step.
