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Red Springs board agrees to fund EMS position after ambulance proposal
Summary
Public Safety Officer John Ammons proposed operating an ambulance for the Red Springs Fire District and commissioners approved a motion to fund an EMS position beginning Jan. 1, 2026; minutes note ambiguous wording about a subsequent withdrawal of a motion.
At the June 9 recessed meeting, Public Safety Officer John Ammons requested the board seek county approval to operate an ambulance serving the Red Springs Fire District, describing proposed services including EMS transport, Advanced-EMT–level transport and part‑time transport Monday–Friday. He also discussed startup costs for the ambulance service; the minutes summarize the startup-cost discussion but do not provide a dollar figure.
During the same meeting Commissioner Ronnie Patterson moved that the Town of Red Springs fund the emergency medical services position effective Jan. 1, 2026; Commissioner Duron Burney seconded the motion and the minutes record that the motion passed. A parenthetical note in the minutes states that Commissioner Duron Burney withdrew his motion, which conflicts with the earlier statement that he seconded and that "all voted in favor." The minutes do not reconcile that discrepancy or specify the funded position’s salary, hours, or whether the town will own/operate an ambulance directly or contract operations to a provider.
The board’s approval of funding for an EMS position signals a move toward expanding local emergency medical coverage, but the minutes lack implementation detail: start-up costs were discussed in general terms, there is no vendor or contract described, and no budget line items are provided in the written minutes.
Next steps recorded in the minutes: the board recessed until June 16, 2025, for further budget consideration.
