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Council approves ambulance billing policies and contracts for collections
Summary
Council approved a supplemental billing policy with Pintler Billing Services (with edits to remove automatic write-offs for officials/staff) and signed Centron Services contracts to pursue collections for delinquent ambulance accounts.
The Boulder City Council moved to formalize ambulance billing and collections procedures Jan. 20, approving a revised contract with Pintler Billing Services and authorizing Centron Services contracts to pursue delinquent accounts.
City Clerk/Treasurer Rosemary Perna presented a supplemental Pintler Billing Services contract to establish formal ambulance billing policies and enable use of a collections agency for delinquent accounts. Ambulance Director Molly Carey and Assistant Director Amanda Cochran said the Pintler relationship had been effective and they supported the policy. Council members asked staff to remove a clause that would have allowed automatic write-offs for elected officials and city staff; Perna agreed to edit the agreement before signing. Dawson moved and Taylor seconded approval of the contract with those changes; the motion carried with three aye votes.
Separately, the council authorized signing three contracts from Centron Services (prepared with City Attorney Ed Guza) to assist with collections on ambulance accounts. Council President Drew Dawson said it was important to collect revenue the ambulance department had earned; the council voted to sign the Centron agreements on the same 3–0 tally.
