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Board proclaims National EMS Week, adopts $73 boot reimbursement policy; EMS gives staffing and training updates
Summary
The board adopted a proclamation designating May 17–23, 2026, as Emergency Medical Services Week in Marion County and approved a policy setting a $73 reimbursement for EMS boot purchases. EMS officials reported a new office manager hire, billing contract transition, staffing recruitment and upcoming mass‑casualty tabletop and other trainings.
The board adopted a proclamation recognizing National Emergency Medical Services Week in Marion County and formally adopted the Marion County Emergency Medical Services boot purchase and reimbursement policy, with the reimbursement amount set at $73.
An EMS official (speaker 9) briefed commissioners on operations: the department hired Amy Boudreau as office manager and arranged part‑time training support from a former employee to assist the transition to a new billing company; the billing contract was finalized May 12 and billing has resumed while the vendor catches up accounts receivable. The department is seeking one full‑time EMT for C shift and reported that state license renewal was completed in April.
On equipment and training, EMS said a proposed boot policy would reimburse most of a boot purchase cost (reimbursement set at $73) because ordering boots online frequently resulted in sizing and backorder problems. The board moved to adopt the uniform boot purchase and reimbursement policy as presented and set the reimbursement at $73. The EMS presenter also described a planned tabletop mass‑casualty exercise at ACH on June 3 and a tentative full‑scale training on June 6 with fire partners to cross‑train ambulance operations and improve coordination.
The presenter noted additional local outreach work—teddy bear clinics and school helmet events—and said quality improvement and scheduled training for each shift would resume regularly as staffing permits. The board thanked EMS staff for the update and approved the policy change.
