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Lee County ambulance captain eyes larger state equipment grant as court approves EMT hire
Summary
The ambulance captain reported 131 runs in December and said a state equipment grant that traditionally topped out at about $10,000 has been raised (per the speaker) to as much as $100,000; the court approved hiring EMT Madison Smith with a three-month probation period, although pay-rate text in the transcript was unclear.
The ambulance captain told the Lee County Fiscal Court the service logged 131 runs in December, with 116 classified as available, and reported $57,481 in receipts for the period including GMT payments. She described a state grant program used for equipment purchases that previously provided about $10,000 but, she said, has been raised to as much as $100,000 for equipment-only awards; staff plan to apply to replace aging radios and other gear.
“...they have actually raised that uh granted you can get up to 10,000. So this they change it to 100,000,” the ambulance captain said, describing the change in grant maximums and the department’s plans to apply for larger equipment awards.
Earlier in the meeting the court approved the full-time hire of EMT Madison Smith with a three-month probation period. The transcript’s pay-rate language for the hire was unclear; it does not provide a verifiable hourly rate in the record.
County officials and staff said high inspection scores and routine grant applications have helped the county secure prior grants; the captain said stronger awards could allow more significant equipment updates if funding is awarded. The court did not vote on the grant application during the recorded segments.
