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Board debates ambulance funding, PCC revenue split and 45-cent emergency levy
Summary
Osceola County supervisors discussed routing PCC (patient care charge) revenue to ambulance services, the treatment of PCC vendor fees (8%), and the 45-cent emergency services levy while asking for the advisory council’s formal recommendation before final levy decisions.
Board members and an ambulance representative reviewed ambulance budget changes and options for funding ongoing emergency medical services.
The ambulance presentation explained internal changes (a 3% employee raise in the proposed budget, increases to on-call and weekend pay, and updated line items for building and ambulance upkeep). The ambulance representative asked the board to consider sharing a portion of PCC revenue with the ambulance budget; PCC revenue was discussed as generating roughly $266,000 with an 8% PCC fee that reduces net receipts to the county. Board members noted the emergency services levy (discussed as a 45-cent levy in the budget documents) and said they need a recommendation from the local emergency medical service advisory council before finalizing the board’s levy decision.
Board members asked for clearer accounting of which expenses are paid from levy-generated revenue versus general fund lines, and whether PCC-derived revenue should be split between general and emergency services funds. No final vote on the proposed levy allocation or PCC split was taken at the meeting; staff and the ambulance representative agreed to return with further financial detail and any advisory council report before the board makes a final decision.
