When Mr. Miller retires, this vehicle may no longer be available to the Highway Department. This projects out to 250 calls for the year. The calls continue to rise each year. The usual call requires 2.5 hours from start to finish. Mr. McMurray pointed out that these two figures will have to be separated to two different lines on the warrant.
Billing is done only when an actual transport in the ambulance is made.
This money pays EMTs who have to take time off from their jobs to go to court. The increased number of calls leads to increased costs in this area. Ms. Cudmore felt the main thing is to have more people involved so this will prevent existing people from burning out so quickly. The last mailing to the townspeople has brought in a surge of new trainees. Regional Assessor Harald Scheid joined the meeting at a later time, see below.