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Board approves Columbia Emergency Services COPCN and delegates sharps‑handling agreement authority to fire chief
Summary
The BOCC issued a certificate of public convenience and necessity to Columbia Emergency Services to provide nonemergency transports and delegated authority to the fire chief to sign MOU(s) with the sheriff's office on sharps handling, both approved unanimously to avoid administrative delay.
The Suwannee County Board of County Commissioners on March 17 approved a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (COPCN) for Columbia Emergency Services to operate nonemergency and inter‑facility ambulance transports originating in Suwannee County.
Chief Miller explained the COPCN application and the conditions the board placed on the certificate, including that…
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