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Ambulance budget reviewed; commissioners direct billing restart and follow up with Gold Cross contact
Summary
Ambulance Administrator Mark Gilbert reviewed FY2026 needs including repairs to ambulances and a request for higher part‑time office pay; commissioners directed staff to resume billing at the current rate and asked Gilbert to follow up with Gold Cross contact Kallin Gordon after billing had lapsed since January 2025.
Mark Gilbert, ambulance administrator, presented the FY2026 ambulance budget on May 27 and said the department needs repairs to one Ford ambulance and possibly two older Chevy ambulances. He also requested an increase in hourly pay for part‑time office help. Commissioners asked about the status of billing with Gold Cross; Gilbert said billing has not occurred since January 2025 and that Gold Cross representatives have reported difficulty contacting the county's billing contact, Kallin Gordon.
Commissioners instructed staff to use the current billing rate to get billing restarted immediately and asked Gilbert to follow up with Gold Cross and Mr. Gordon to resolve contact issues. The minutes do not record an exact dollar amount for the ambulance budget or a final personnel decision; the discussion centered on repairs, restarting billing to restore revenue flow, and short‑term staffing pay requests.
"Billing has not happened since January 2025," Gilbert said, and commissioners directed staff to resume use of the current rate while the department pursues a rate change request that will require board approval.
