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Colusa County board considers $500,000 increase to AMR ambulance subsidy
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Summary
At its March 10 meeting the Colusa County Board of Supervisors heard a timed item about a proposed $500,000 annual increase to the county subsidy for American Medical Response ambulance services; officials and stakeholders provided comments but the minutes do not record a final vote on the request.
The Colusa County Board of Supervisors on March 10 considered whether to approve an increase of $500,000 per year in the county’s financial subsidy for emergency ground ambulance services provided by American Medical Response (AMR) within the county’s Exclusive Operating Area, effective Jan. 1, 2026, under the existing EOA agreement.
The item was heard as a 9:30 a.m. timed presentation. County staff and outside participants spoke to the request: Clerk Joshua Pack, and two participants listed in the minutes as Mr. Cruz and Mr. Poland provided comments during the discussion. The recorded agenda statement describes the proposal as an increase to the annual subsidy by $500,000 pursuant to the current EOA contract with AMR.
The board’s minutes show comments were received but do not record a formal motion or vote on the subsidy during this meeting. The record lists the item as “Consider and provide direction,” and notes only that comments were received from Pack, Cruz and Poland. No funding authorization, vote tally or formal amendment to the EOA agreement is recorded in the minutes from this session.
Why it matters: AMR is the county’s designated provider inside the Exclusive Operating Area; changes to the county subsidy affect the provider’s funding and operations for emergency ground transport and can affect response capacity and county budget priorities.
Next steps: The minutes do not specify further action or a date for an additional hearing on the request. The board’s staff packet or a subsequent agenda item would be the place to check for any formal follow-up or finalized funding decision.