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Randolph County adopts 0.4% emergency ambulance fee to fund EMS operations
Summary
The County Commission unanimously approved a Special Emergency Ambulance Service Fee ordinance setting a 0.4% fee on sales subject to state sales tax, to be collected by businesses and placed in a Randolph County EMS Fund; first payment due July 5, 2026 and collection begins June 1, 2026.
The Randolph County Commission unanimously approved the second and final reading of a Special Emergency Ambulance Service Fee ordinance establishing a zero-point 4 percent (0.4%) fee to support the county's emergency ambulance system. Commissioner David Kesling said the fee will be collected by businesses that collect state sales tax and will be placed into a Randolph County EMS Fund; disbursements to the Randolph County Ambulance Authority require submission of invoices and County Commission approval. "This fee is going to be collected along with the 6% sales tax," Kesling said while reading the ordinance text during the meeting.
The ordinance text describes exemptions (registered nonprofits, volunteer fire departments, schools, churches, senior centers, Randolph County Fair, 4-H, municipalities and businesses already exempt from state sales tax) and specifies that the County Commission may retain up to 6% of collected fees for administration. The ordinance sets collection to begin June 1, 2026 and directs the first payment to the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) on July 5, 2026. The Commission approved the measure unanimously.
