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Floyd County EMS board approves FY27 departmental budget, recommends higher ambulance fund
Summary
Floyd County EMS board approved the FY27 departmental budget and the board recommended increasing the county ambulance fund to $200,000 (from $134,000) to help match a pending grant; the budget will go to the Board of Supervisors for final approval.
The Floyd County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Board on a unanimous vote approved the department's fiscal year 2027 budget as presented and recommended that county administrators increase the ambulance fund allocation in the FY27 budget.
The board approved the departmental request and the county administration's recommendation, which included a proposed 2% pay increase for full-time county employees. Board members voted to forward the FY27 EMS departmental budget to the Board of Supervisors for final approval.
Dustin, the department presenter, told the board the service currently has about 18 full-time employees and roughly the same number of part-time staff; he said some budgeted "allocated positions" are not yet filled. "Including myself, we've got I think 18 full-time employee," Dustin said, adding that the department typically staffs two ambulances out of station one on most days and that adding one consistently staffed additional station would require roughly 10 more full‑time people.
Board members pressed on program and benefit items in the packet. The budget includes a line (noted in the packet as roughly $74,000) to provide line-of-duty death coverage for first responders; Dustin explained the county contribution covers volunteers and paid first responders and will grow as staffing grows.
The EMS board also discussed the county ambulance reserve. Last fiscal year the county set aside about $134,000 for ambulance capital; the board recommended increasing that budget line to $200,000 to help meet the local match for an equipment-and-ambulance grant Dustin outlined later in the meeting. The board noted that the final vendor payment is expected upon vehicle completion (manufacturer timeline currently estimated at 15–19 months), which would place the cash requirement in fiscal year 2028. The board voted yes on the budget: Mr. Booth, Miss Cooking Book, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Cox and Mr. Turman.
The board agreed to hold EMS-specific updates periodically and sign off on any required final approvals after the county supervisors act on the FY27 budget.
