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Parish Council creates full-time Paramedic-Lead position to support EMS operations
Summary
Ordinance No. 26-110 established and funded one full-time Paramedic-Lead position in the Ambulances-General Department at an annual salary of $65,606 plus benefits to assist the EMS manager and serve as a working paramedic.
The Plaquemines Parish Council on July 23 approved Ordinance No. 26-110 to create and fund a full-time Paramedic-Lead position within the Ambulances-General Department. The position carries an annual salary of $65,606 plus benefits and is intended to provide operational oversight, personnel supervision, scheduling, training coordination, and to function as a working paramedic.
Council Member Mitch Jurisich offered the ordinance and the council approved it by roll call with YEAS recorded for all present members and Council Member Patricia L. McCarty recorded as absent. The ordinance amends the 2026 manpower structure and directs parish officials to certify and release the ordinance for implementation.
