Boulder ambulance flags billing overage, requests cot upgrade and AEDs in budget workshop

May 5, 2026

Ambulance Director Molly Carey told the council the department needs a $5,000 power-load cot upgrade and expects funding for two AEDs; Clerk/Treasurer Rosemary Perna warned that billing vendor Pintler’s 8% fee on higher-than-expected revenues drove professional-services spending above the FY2025/26 budget.

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Ambulance Director Molly Carey told the City Council of Boulder on May 11 that the ambulance service needs roughly $5,000 to install a Stryker power-load system for the cot in Rig 2 and expects funding for two automated external defibrillators at about $1,400 each.

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