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AMR contract ending; county hires ambulance director as city prepares for county takeover; city also announces state $500,000 wastewater grant and $2M federal C
Summary
Council reviewed AMR ambulance calls, noted the AMR contract runs through Nov. 1 with May 1 notice deadline to avoid auto‑renewal; the county has hired Kim Lingenfelter as ambulance director. Staff also announced a $500,000 state wastewater grant and a $2 million federal CPF allocation.
At the Feb. 9 meeting council heard a quarterly update on ambulance service from AMR and discussed an impending county takeover of local ambulance service planning.
Staff reported 273 AMR calls last quarter, 137 of which were for Independence; 91 calls were interfacility transfers and AMR paged Independence Fire 13 times for assistance. The city's contract with AMR currently runs through Nov. 1; staff said a termination notice to avoid an automatic renewal would need to be issued by May 1. The county has hired Kim Lingenfelter as ambulance director, effective Feb. 22, to lead the county’s ambulance implementation work, and county supervisors provided a letter of support for First Street West earlier that day.
Separately, staff told council the city was awarded a $500,000 wastewater and drinking water treatment financial assistance grant from the state (described as the maximum award available under that program). Staff also reported that the federal community project funding (CPF) allocation of $2 million for the city's treatment plant was signed into law, making that funding available to the city; staff noted there are implementation complexities to resolve before funds are spent.
Council directed staff to continue coordination with AMR, the county and hospital partners on transition timing and to return with additional information at the March meetings.
