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Ripley County Council approves multiple budget transfers, grants and two 911 hires
Summary
At its March 16 meeting the Ripley County Council approved several EMS and health-related transfers, multiple grant purchases, payments on EMS contracts and authorized hiring two part-time 911 employees paid at full-time rates; most motions passed 6–0 with one member absent.
Ripley County Council President Ron Decker presided over a March 16 session in which the council approved a series of budget transfers, grant-funded purchases and personnel actions, including hiring two part-time 911 employees.
The council voted to approve four EMS-related transfers correcting prior charge coding errors and approved several bioterrorism grant expenditures for the health department, covering operating supplies, consulting and educational materials. Councilman Andrew Decker moved approval of the EMS transfers; Peggy Ehlers seconded and the motion passed, recorded as 6 yes and 1 absent.
The council also approved payments to cover 2025 EMS contracts with Batesville…
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