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Kennebunk approves modest increases to 2026 ambulance and personnel billing rates; supports regional chiefs association membership
Summary
Select Board approved modest adjustments to ambulance and personnel billing rates, citing compliance with LD 2105 protections for patients, and voted to support Kennebunk Fire Rescue joining the Seacoast Chiefs Association for training and interoperability; annual dues will be $1,250 in 2026.
The Kennebunk Select Board voted unanimously Feb. 24 to adopt modest increases to the towns 2026 ambulance and personnel billing rates and to support Kennebunk Fire Rescues pending membership in the Seacoast Chiefs Association.
Fire Chief Justin Cooper recommended small adjustments to some ambulance service rates after an internal cost analysis and discussions with the departments billing partner. Chief Cooper said the towns rates are "extremely high paying" compared with peers and that the pricing complies with LD 2105 protections intended to shield patients from unexpected emergency bills.
The board also approved slight increases to personnel billing rates (tied to overtime rates in the current budget year) while leaving apparatus charges unchanged; officials said the apparatus schedule aligns with nationally accepted standards for declared disasters.
Chief Cooper asked the board to support departmental membership in the Seacoast Chiefs Association to enhance regional training and interoperability. Annual dues will be $1,250 for 2026 and are budgeted from the departments expense line; the board voted 7-0 to support the membership.
The town approved the ambulance and apparatus/personnel rate changes by show of hands, and the motions passed without recorded opposition.
