Commissioners plan meeting with sheriff after staff flags possible $200,000 dispatch shortfall

Apr 7, 2026

County staff told the board the dispatch fund may be underbudgeted and that Frontier Ambulance has signaled a substantial fee increase; staff projected about a $200,000 shortfall and the commissioners asked that the sheriff attend a pre-budget meeting.

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County staff informed the board that the dispatch fund appears underbudgeted and that contract fees tied to Frontier Ambulance are increasing. The transcript records staff saying the sheriff’s office sent Frontier notice of an increase "from 234,500 to 415,74" (transcription unclear); staff said a preliminary projection shows "maybe a $200,000 shortfall."

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