County tables discussion on fly car finances
NORWICH – At the suggestion of Chenango County Board of Supervisors Chairman Richard B. Decker, members of the Finance Committee agreed last week to table a discussion of how to fund a newly-proposed emergency “fly car” rescue service.
“Let’s take this breath at this time,” Decker said.
The fly car service, proposed earlier this month, is intended to provide certified advanced life support systems and personnel to aid local volunteer squads with emergency calls. It was identified as a way to offset the loss of a privately-operated ambulance company that served the county previously.
Acting on a referral from the Personnel Committee, financial leaders were to discuss how to fund the three positions and two sport utility vehicles that have been recommended. The program is estimated to cost $360,000, not including the vehicles. Salaries were tentatively set at $42,213 for an emergency medical services supervisor and $40,348 each for two technicians.
“We were careful to keep the supervisor’s salary less than Mr. Beckwith’s,” Personnel Committee Chairman Wayne Outwater, R-Lincklaen, said, referring to Emergency Management Deputy Director and Fire Coordinator Matt Beckwith, who would oversee the program.
Outwater and other members of Finance began discussing the purchase of fuel efficient vehicles, garages space for them, and a contract with a billing agency.
Decker suggested that the committee postpone discussing the particulars until a Nov. 13 meeting of the board, at which time a representative from Cooperstown Medical Transport is scheduled to make a presentation. Since the fly car solution was suggested, CMT, which operates in Otsego and Delaware counties, expressed an interest in handling hospital-to-hospital and mental health department transports for Chenango County. CMT has already been taking calls in Bainbridge and Afton from its Sidney location.
CMT ambulances would handle transports to medical facilities in Binghamton and Cooperstown.
“Let’s set it aside until we hear what CMT has to say. Let’s see what they have to offer,” Decker said.
Treasurer William E. Evans said the “fly car” program would not be included in this year’s tentative budget.
“God knows where we are going to end up with this. We don’t know what’s going to happen,” Finance Committee Vice Chairman Dennis Brown, D-Pharsalia, said.
“Can we really expect that CMT is going to solve this problem. I think we still are going to need this,” Town of German Supervisor Richard Schlag said.
“Their (CMT) decision is going to be based on where the business is going to come from,” Decker said.
“Let’s take this breath at this time,” Decker said.
The fly car service, proposed earlier this month, is intended to provide certified advanced life support systems and personnel to aid local volunteer squads with emergency calls. It was identified as a way to offset the loss of a privately-operated ambulance company that served the county previously.
Acting on a referral from the Personnel Committee, financial leaders were to discuss how to fund the three positions and two sport utility vehicles that have been recommended. The program is estimated to cost $360,000, not including the vehicles. Salaries were tentatively set at $42,213 for an emergency medical services supervisor and $40,348 each for two technicians.
“We were careful to keep the supervisor’s salary less than Mr. Beckwith’s,” Personnel Committee Chairman Wayne Outwater, R-Lincklaen, said, referring to Emergency Management Deputy Director and Fire Coordinator Matt Beckwith, who would oversee the program.
Outwater and other members of Finance began discussing the purchase of fuel efficient vehicles, garages space for them, and a contract with a billing agency.
Decker suggested that the committee postpone discussing the particulars until a Nov. 13 meeting of the board, at which time a representative from Cooperstown Medical Transport is scheduled to make a presentation. Since the fly car solution was suggested, CMT, which operates in Otsego and Delaware counties, expressed an interest in handling hospital-to-hospital and mental health department transports for Chenango County. CMT has already been taking calls in Bainbridge and Afton from its Sidney location.
CMT ambulances would handle transports to medical facilities in Binghamton and Cooperstown.
“Let’s set it aside until we hear what CMT has to say. Let’s see what they have to offer,” Decker said.
Treasurer William E. Evans said the “fly car” program would not be included in this year’s tentative budget.
“God knows where we are going to end up with this. We don’t know what’s going to happen,” Finance Committee Vice Chairman Dennis Brown, D-Pharsalia, said.
“Can we really expect that CMT is going to solve this problem. I think we still are going to need this,” Town of German Supervisor Richard Schlag said.
“Their (CMT) decision is going to be based on where the business is going to come from,” Decker said.
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