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Easton Board of Finance approves EMS billing transparency policy as new station nears completion
Summary
The Easton Board of Finance voted unanimously May 5 to require written procedures giving the Finance Director contemporaneous access to EMS third‑party billing records and quarterly reconciliation of insurance collections, while hearing that the new EMS building is nearly complete and under budget.
The Easton Board of Finance voted unanimously May 5 to direct staff to develop a written policy that will give the Finance Director contemporaneous access to third‑party EMS billing records, require deposit reporting of insurance payments into EMS accounts, and mandate quarterly reconciliation of collections with payment to the Town within 30 days of each quarter’s close.
The action followed a report that the new Easton Volunteer Emergency Medical Service facility is essentially finished. Victor Malindretos, president of Easton Volunteer Emergency Medical Service, and John Foley of the EMS Planning and Building Committee told the Board construction is about 98% complete, the contractor remains on site to finish punchlist items, DPW is supporting remaining work, and the official grand opening is scheduled for May 17, 2026. Finance Director Christine Calvert and Chair Art Laske said the town’s and EVEMS’ insurance‑recovery records reconciled closely, with remaining differences attributable to calendar‑year versus fiscal‑year accounting.
Board members discussed related operational items including volunteer housing agreements and the decision to include a well as part of the project. Josh Bailey asked Finance Director Calvert to provide a report of actual expenditures to the Board. EMS Assistant Chief Adam Goldstein described anticipated benefits of tighter billing oversight for both the department and the town.
Motion language approved by the Board (6‑0) directed development of a written policy providing the Director of Finance contemporaneous access to third‑party billing records; requiring deposit information for insurance payments into EMS accounts; and requiring that amounts collected by third‑party collection agencies be reconciled quarterly and remitted to the Town of Easton within 30 days after each quarter’s end. The Board recorded the vote as 6‑0.
The Board’s step to formalize access and reconciliation follows earlier concerns about billing transparency; members said reconciliations already indicated close alignment between town and EMS records. The Finance Director and EMS leadership will draft the written policy for Board review and return with proposed language and implementation steps.
