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Resident urges short-term rental sales tax be used to support local EMS
Summary
At the Oct. 2 Minerva Town Board meeting, resident Joe Connelly urged the board to direct short-term rental sales tax revenue to Emergency Medical Services, citing rising supply and staffing costs and describing a county plan that would reimburse towns for up to half of allocations.
Joe Connelly, a member of the public in attendance, urged the Minerva Town Board to support directing sales tax collected from short-term rentals toward Emergency Medical Services (EMS).
Connelly said the extra funding would help "deal with rising costs for supplies and equipment, competitive pay for staff, allow the EMS to put aside some funds in anticipation of ambulance/equipment replacement or repairs," and reduce the need to ask the board for additional funds. He outlined a county proposal that "will reimburse towns for half of the money they allocate to EMS, up to $100,000 and provide an additional $25,000 for towns that offer Advanced Life Support (ALS) coverage." The board did not take action on the proposal during the meeting.
The comment was made during the public comment period and recorded in the meeting minutes; no formal resolution or vote on short-term rental tax allocation was introduced at this meeting. The topic may be relevant to upcoming budget discussions or intergovernmental coordination at the county level.
