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County flags EMS fund as unsustainable without transfers; discussion points to GRT allocation
Summary
Staff warned that EMS recurring revenues do not cover payroll and operations without transfers; commissioners discussed longer-term solutions including adjusting GRT allocations and charging mechanisms.
County staff told commissioners that EMS operations are not sustainably funded by recurring revenues alone and that transfers from the general fund have been required to maintain payroll and operations.
Emily said the EMS fund's recurring revenues barely support payroll and other operational costs require transfers; she noted a recurring transfer figure in the FY25 budget and said the county must consider structural changes to make EMS sustainable. "This fund, it's recurring revenues barely support payroll, and all other operational costs are supplemented by transfers," Emily said. Commissioners discussed the commission's temporary use of general-fund transfers and the potential policy option of changing GRT allocations to better support EMS operations.
The commission asked staff to bring forward options for long-term funding solutions, including potential changes to the share of grocery receipt taxes (GRTs) or other revenue streams that could stabilize EMS funding.
