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Commission provides $50,000 toward ambulance and holds 911 funding at prior level pending review
Summary
Hamblen County approved a $50,000 contribution (to come from opioid-abatement funds) toward a new ambulance and voted to fund the Emergency Communications District at last year’s level while staff and the city reconcile the district’s revised budget.
The Hamblen County budget committee approved a $50,000 contribution toward the county EMS’s request for a new ambulance, with the money authorized to come from unrestricted opioid-abatement funds.
Commissioners noted last year’s contribution funded a previous ambulance purchase and discussed the EMS fleet and staffing; after debate a motion to provide $50,000, amended to come from opioid funds, was approved in a roll-call vote.
Separately, commissioners reviewed a late-submitted revised budget for the Emergency Communications District (911). Finance staff and the mayor said the district has a material fund balance but is planning capital work and renovations; commissioners voted to fund the district at last year’s minimum ($270,752) and to revisit any increase after the city and county reconcile their positions at the next meeting (June 8). Several members asked that the director or Mr. Carpenter appear to answer operational questions, including an allegation (to be investigated) that some juvenile calls had not been answered in a particular handling scenario.
Next steps: county staff will ask the 911 director to attend the June 8 meeting for clarification and will finalize the EMS funding paperwork to apply the $50,000 from the opioid fund contribution.
