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Ellsworth County EMS inspection leads to employee discipline after executive sessions
Summary
A DOT mechanical inspection prompted repair of an ambulance brake line; commissioners held two executive sessions on non‑elected personnel and the board announced EMS Director Nathan Florian will proceed with disciplinary action against an employee.
Nathan Florian, Ellsworth County EMS Director, reported a Department of Transportation mechanical inspection of an ambulance required a brake‑line repair. Following that operational update, the board voted 2‑0 to enter executive session twice (9:30–9:50 a.m. and 9:52–10:02 a.m.) with the EMS Director and the Emergency Management Director for non‑elected personnel performance review.
After returning to open session at 10:02 a.m., the commissioners announced that Mr. Florian will proceed with disciplinary actions against an employee. The transcript records the disciplinary decision as the action announced by the board; the minutes do not include details of the personnel matter or the nature of the discipline discussed in executive session.
Commissioners Shawn Thomas and Gregory C. Bender voted to enter the closed sessions and to return to open session; motions were made by Commissioner Thomas and seconded by Commissioner Bender. The record does not identify the Emergency Management Director by name on the transcript nor provide further documentation of the disciplinary process or next administrative steps beyond Mr. Florian initiating discipline.
