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Board approves EMS contribution agreement and reviews 40‑year capital schedule
Summary
The commissioners approved a contribution agreement to govern county levy funds for EMS capital. The EMS committee presented a 40‑year replacement schedule and proposed $165,000 annual appropriation to sustain ambulances and a sprint paramedic truck.
The board approved a county contribution agreement that sets terms for use of levy dollars when Grant County transfers capital funding to municipal EMS entities. The agreement requires county‑funded capital remain useable (and reusable as trade‑in) for county providers and includes a first‑right provision to keep assets serving Grant County if an entity dissolves.
"The biggest thing was it just stated that the vehicle went to the county at the end of its life," said an EMS committee member describing a core provision intended to avoid obsolete assets lingering with a provider. Committee members described a proposed 40‑year capital schedule that maps ambulance replacement cycles and a five‑year rotation for the sprint paramedic truck (roughly 100,000 miles). The committee asked the board to continue annual appropriations of roughly $165,000 to build a capital fund under that schedule; commissioners approved the contribution agreement and asked staff to continue outreach to city EMS entities to finalize operational details.
