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Wilton board to bill municipalities for unpaid EMS accounts; approves new ambulance driver and clerk pay increase
Summary
In a closed-session follow-up, the Village of Wilton Board voted to charge municipalities for outstanding ambulance (EMS) bills, approved Taylor Freed as an ambulance driver and raised Clerk/Treasurer Casey Oiums hourly wage to $25 immediately and $26 on Oct. 1, 2026.
The Village of Wilton Board voted to require municipalities to pay outstanding ambulance (EMS) bills and approved personnel actions following a closed-session review on March 9.
The action to begin charging municipalities for unpaid EMS accounts was moved by Trustee Coldren and seconded by Trustee Wallman; the motion was adopted unanimously after the board met in closed session under Wisconsin Statutes §19.85(1)(e) and §19.85(1)(c) to discuss ambulance billing practices and employee compensation. The board had earlier approved Taylor Freed as an ambulance driver (motion by Coldren, seconded by Wallman).
The board also approved a pay increase for Clerk/Treasurer Casey Oium. Under the motion (moved by Coldren, seconded by Bever), Oiums wage will increase to $25 per hour immediately, rise to $26 per hour on Oct. 1, 2026, and be adjusted again to reflect the cost of living for 2027.
President Wilde opened the meeting and the board first handled routine business before addressing ambulance matters. Trustees said they were seeking to address outstanding EMS receivables in a way that preserves the villages fiscal position; the board provided no further operational details about implementation or specific municipal accounts to be billed.
The board recorded the closed-session authority on the record: Wisconsin Statutes §19.85(1)(e) to deliberate competitive or bargaining matters related to ambulance billing accounts and §19.85(1)(c) to consider employee compensation data. After the closed session the board reconvened in open session and voted on the motions; all votes on the listed motions were "all in favor," with the motions carried.
Next steps: the board did not provide a public timeline for when municipalities would begin receiving bills or how collections would be administered; the transcript notes only that the board voted to charge municipalities and that the clerks wage changes take effect as specified.
