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City funds six full-time ambulance positions, staff flag capacity shortages and second ambulance remains unfunded
Summary
Staff proposed funding six full-time ambulance positions to address staffing shortages; presenters said ambulances are funded by the ambulance enterprise fund and confirmed one new ambulance ordered last year but a second ambulance remains unfunded and may cost about $1 million.
City staff told the council that ambulance operations are nearing capacity and proposed funding six additional full-time ambulance positions this budget year. Presenter (S3) said, "We have funded 6 full time positions," and noted an ambulance ordered last year is expected to arrive in the coming year. Agency official (S10) described staffing needs in more detail, saying the department aims for two paramedics per shift with one paramedic on each ambulance when possible to assure critical-care response.
Council members discussed funding sources and operational constraints. Presenter (S3) emphasized that ambulance personnel are paid from the ambulance enterprise fund, not from general-tax revenue, and that the department had originally requested 14 full-time positions but staff currently funded six while monitoring capacity. A separate request for a second ambulance remains unfunded pending budget decisions; staff estimated a possible vehicle cost in the range of $1,000,000.
