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Committee flags rising ambulance and dispatch costs as budget pressure
Summary
Budget staff told the Town of Wayne budget committee that ambulance uncollectible costs will be incorporated at 100% this year and that rural patrol dispatch costs could rise about 55% due to answering-point contract changes, prompting discussion of regional options and fiscal impacts.
At the March 10, 2026 meeting, Town of Wayne budget staff warned committee members that changes to how ambulance uncollectible costs are budgeted will increase local cost exposure. Staff said the formula updated last year (previously incorporating 75% of the uncollectible cost) will now incorporate the full 100% of those costs, meaning the town will bear the total share for on-scene treatments and related nontransport incidents that insurers do not reimburse.
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