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Norwich Township board approves 15% EMS billing increase, 3% annual escalator
Summary
Norwich Township trustees voted unanimously to raise EMS billing by 15% starting Jan. 1, 2026 and to apply a 3% automatic increase each year thereafter; the motion was moved by Vice Chairman Rick Tidd and seconded by Trustee Sonny Cantrell (Motion #251007.05).
Chairman Greg Young presided as the board adopted a change to the township’s emergency medical services billing schedule. Vice Chairman Rick Tidd moved to increase EMS billing rates by 15% effective Jan. 1, 2026, with an ongoing 3% automatic increase each subsequent year; Trustee Sonny Cantrell seconded the motion. The board voted unanimously to approve the measure (Tidd-Yes, Young-Yes, Cantrell-Yes).
The trustees did not record detailed line-item projections in the meeting minutes; Fiscal Officer Omar Tarazi raised the credit-card payments proposal at the same meeting but no direct linkage or projected revenue estimate for the EMS increase was provided in the record. The motion is recorded in the official minutes as Motion Passed - #251007.05 and takes effect on Jan. 1, 2026.
The action will change how much the township bills patients or insurers for EMS responses beginning next year; the minutes do not specify current per-run rates or the anticipated revenue impact. The board did not record dissenting views at the meeting. The next steps in the minutes are for staff to implement the new billing schedule and update billing systems as needed.
