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Select Board schedules special town meeting June 4 to fund DEA licensing and safes for EMS controlled substances
Summary
The board approved scheduling a June 4 special town meeting to request voter authorization to transfer up to $20,000 from ambulance revenue to buy safes, cameras and obtain a DEA license so Limerick EMS can retain controlled substances and avoid loss of advanced capabilities.
At the May 18 meeting, the Select Board set a special town meeting for June 4 at 7:00 p.m. at the fire station to seek voter authorization to use ambulance billing revenue to cover equipment and licensing costs so Limerick Fire EMS can obtain a DEA registration and remain stocked with controlled substances.
Jared (speaker identified as an EMS representative) told the board Maine Health and Maine EMS will stop providing controlled substances within 60 days and that to keep the town’s ambulances stocked the department must obtain a DEA license, install secure safes in the station and vehicles, add approved camera and disposal systems, and comply with other regulatory steps. Jared estimated preliminary costs for safes and initial compliance at roughly $12,000–$16,000 and proposed a warrant article authorizing an amount not to exceed $20,000 to be transferred from the ambulance revenue account to pay for safes, cameras, licensing and related needs.
The board discussed timing for publication and the earliest feasible special meeting dates; members agreed to schedule the vote for Thursday, June 4 at 7:00 p.m. at the fire station and asked staff to publish the warrant language and confirm logistics for filming and moderating the meeting.
If voters approve the warrant article, the town would authorize use of ambulance revenue to fund initial equipment, licensing and disposal requirements needed to secure a DEA registration; the board emphasized the process is time-sensitive to maintain ALS medication access.
Next steps: Board members asked the EMS representative to circulate final warrant language before the Friday publication deadline and to obtain vendor quotes so the warrant can specify the amount not to exceed $20,000.
