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Osceola County EMS coordinator signals plan to retire; board hears staffing options
Summary
EMS Coordinator Sande Smith told the board she expects to retire and suggested hiring one full-time paramedic and two part-time paramedics to cover her shifts. The board heard the recommendation but made no staffing decision.
Sande Smith, the county’s EMS Coordinator, told the board she is planning eventual retirement and recommended the county consider hiring a full‑time paramedic plus two part‑time paramedics to cover shifts she currently handles. Smith presented this as a suggestion for succession planning; the board did not take action at the May 22 meeting.
Supervisors discussed the staffing idea as a potential approach to maintain service coverage. No motion was made and the board left the matter for further consideration; staff will likely return with options or cost estimates at a future meeting.
