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EMS seeks 10 paramedic positions and civilian fleet coordinator funded by compassionate billing program
Summary
EMS Chief Jason Stra asked council to add 10 of 32 requested uniformed positions, a civilian fleet/facilities coordinator, and one administrative role to support volunteer squads — funded from the compassionate billing special revenue fund that the chief projects to generate roughly $14.5 million annually.
Chief Jason Stra presented the EMS operating budget and the department's priorities: staffing, ambulance fleet, and station facilities.
Stra said the city now staffs 118 uniformed providers who support ambulance responses and that the system still needs about 32 additional uniformed employees to meet a goal of 20 ambulances during peak daytime demand. He asked council to authorize 10 of those positions, to be funded incrementally from the compassionate…
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