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Weiser Ambulance District reviews finances, accepts payroll and general expense orders and plans levy work; prosecutor flags potential naming/levy confusion
Summary
The Board convened as the Weiser Ambulance District, approved payroll and general expense orders, noted a $40,000 grant for radios and a kickoff meeting with a levy consultant Jan. 14; Prosecuting Attorney True Pearce warned the district's use of a Washington County-style name or DBA could confuse voters on a levy ballot and recommended checking Secretary of State filings.
The Board recessed Jan. 5 to convene as the Board of the Weiser Ambulance District. Ambulance District Director Alan Foster and Administrative Assistant Claudia Licht provided payroll and payables, a December credit-card statement and an updated cash-flow chart.
Licht said the district received $40,000 in grant funding for radios. The district presented payroll Order No. 26-13 for $26,223.72 and general expense Order No. 26-14 for $14,123.46; both were approved by the board.
Foster said January would be the first month with a limited staff and that the district had 1,094 calls in 2025. He also reported a kickoff meeting with a levy consultant scheduled for Jan. 14, 2026 to begin levy planning.
Later in the meeting Prosecuting Attorney True Pearce raised a separate concern about the ambulance entity's name and its effect on a potential levy. Pearce said the name "makes it sound as if it is a Washington County Ambulance Service" and recommended the ambulance district check whether it has a filed DBA (doing business as) with the Secretary of State, because a ballot that reads "Washington County" could mislead voters into thinking a countywide service or county levy is at issue. Commissioners asked staff to follow up and said they would seek clarification for the next meeting.
Next steps: staff will provide documentation about any DBA filings and the ambulance district will bring recommended naming or ballot language adjustments to the board if needed; the levy consultant kickoff remains scheduled for Jan. 14, 2026.
