Selectboard debates ambulance staffing clause as Unity considers payments to Unity Ambulance
Selectboard members and an EMS expert debated clause 2.2 of the Unity Ambulance contract — which would have required at least one paramedic and one EMT 24/7 — and considered striking the clause in favor of the original mutual-aid language presented to voters.
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The Unity selectboard spent significant time reviewing a draft contract with Unity Ambulance (UAC) that had been presented to town meeting and later amended by attorneys. Central to the debate was clause 2.2, which in one draft required the station be staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, by at least one paramedic and one EMT. Board members questioned whether the town could or should hold UAC to a guaranteed staffing level that would materially raise costs.
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