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Board introduces ordinance to recover non-emergency lift-assist costs from senior living centers

Waterford Township Board of Trustees · January 12, 2026
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Summary

Development services director introduced an amendment allowing five free non-emergency 'lift assists' for senior living centers, after which facilities would be invoiced; the board introduced the ordinance for possible adoption Jan. 26 and discussed appeal and billing procedures.

Jeffrey Bukowski, director of development services, introduced an ordinance amendment aimed at reducing repeated non-emergency responses to senior living facilities by establishing a cost-recovery mechanism for facilities that request excessive non-emergency assists.

Bukowski said the draft ordinance would allow five free non-emergency lift assists by the…

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