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Tri‑Municipal Ambulance District briefs trustees on funding, staffing and volunteer role
Summary
Mike Liberzani presented an overview of the Tri‑Municipal (Tanah Maranic) Ambulance District, describing its 1994 formation, mixed funding from insurance billing and a resident ambulance tax, 24/7 paramedic coverage at stations, and how paid per‑diem staff fill gaps when volunteers are unavailable.
Mike Liberzani of the Tanah Maranic Ambulance District described the district’s history, funding model and staffing to the Village of Mameric Board of Trustees on Nov. 10. Liberzani said the district formed in the early 1990s when three municipalities and two volunteer ambulance corps consolidated services; the district was established in 1994 to create a steady revenue stream for emergency medical services.
Liberzani told the board the district funds operations through insurance billing for transports and a small ambulance tax paid by residents. Those revenues support two volunteer ambulance corps’ operating budgets and provide funding for per‑diem employees: "We have a paramedic at each station 24 hours a day, 7 days a week," he said, and the district employs about 35 paramedics and roughly 20–30 paid EMTs to maintain coverage.
He explained the district also helps fill shifts when volunteer availability is low and said volunteer corps in each community conduct local fundraising—citing the Larchmont Voluntary Ambulance Corps’ vehicle fundraising as an example. Board members asked about volunteer counts; Liberzani estimated each volunteer corps has about 60 volunteers, while one board member said their side has about 90 and another estimated about 65.
Liberzani closed by thanking the board for the invitation and answering trustees’ questions about operations and funding.
The presentation was informational; no formal action was taken.
