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Mayor: Flatrock EMS contract to be routed to budget; committee asks about ambulance rotation
Summary
Mayor Foster told the Emergency Services Committee that a proposed contract with Flatrock for hourly EMS coverage will be presented to the county budget office for approval; a committee member asked whether ambulances would be removed from the county rotation, and the mayor said they would not be if the county was not fully staffed.
Mayor Foster updated the Cumberland County Emergency Services Committee on ongoing talks with Flatrock over EMS coverage during the Sept. 16 meeting in the Cumberland Room at the Art Circle Public Library.
"There will be a contract with Flatrock for hourly rates for EMS coverage," Mayor Foster said, and added that the proposal "will need to be presented to budget for approval." Committee member Terry Lowe asked whether the arrangement would take ambulances off the county rotation. Mayor Foster replied, "not if we are not fully staffed."
Committee members did not vote on the proposed contract during the meeting; Mayor Foster characterized the update as a procedural step that will move the contract to the county's budgeting process. There were no public comments recorded on the item.
Next steps recorded in the meeting minutes: the county will present the proposed Flatrock contract to the budget office for review and potential approval. The transcript does not include contract rate details or a schedule for implementation.
