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Board allocates additional one‑time funds to local EMS providers, urges written contracts
Summary
To maintain 24‑hour EMS coverage and meet payroll needs, the board approved additional interim funding for the Nottoway County Emergency Squad and Burkville EMS and directed staff to develop contracts or MOUs detailing service expectations and payment schedules.
The board considered supplemental funding requests from local emergency services and approved budget adjustments to support ongoing ambulance coverage through the fiscal year. Finance staff reported the county would be short roughly $210,000 to meet an agreed monthly payment schedule for the Nottoway County Emergency Squad through June; supervisors approved an increase of $210,000 to finish the fiscal‑year support.
Burkeville EMS requested an additional $222,500 to sustain staffing and enable payroll to be processed through VRS and the town entity. Supervisors approved short‑term funding with explicit direction that the county and the EMS providers should finalize written contracts or MOUs that spell out the services required in return for county funding and specify payment dates and reporting. Supervisors asked staff and counsel to draft contractual language and circulate it to board members for review prior to budget adoption.
