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Board approves two emergency-services position upgrades, cites modest fiscal impacts
Summary
Woodbury County approved two part-time emergency-services position upgrades — EMT to advanced EMT and EMT to paramedic — with estimated FY27 costs of about $574 and $3,815 respectively. Director Drew Beyer said the changes expand on-scene care and will be funded within existing budget categories.
The Woodbury County Board of Supervisors approved two personnel changes in the Emergency Services Department that the director said will increase clinical capabilities while producing modest fiscal impact.
Emergency Services Director Drew Beyer explained the first change upgrades a part-time EMT to part-time advanced EMT; he estimated the FY27 fiscal impact at approximately $573.53 and said the higher certification allows the crew to carry and administer additional medications such as dextrose and antiemetics. The board approved the change by voice vote, 3-0.
Beyer then described a second change upgrading another part-time EMT to part-time paramedic after that employee completed required training. He said that position will be funded from the paramedic budget and estimated an FY27 cost of $3,815.70; the move also opens a part-time EMT vacancy to backfill. Board members noted the county's coordination with volunteer services and asked how many local volunteer services operate with paramedic capability; Beyer said two volunteer services currently operate provisional paramedic coverage and named communities including Sergeant Bluff and Lawton.
Both motions passed unanimously. The board recorded the limited budget impacts and directed usual follow-up through the county payroll and budgeting process.
