New Berlin Village Board approves additional compensation for EMS services
NEW BERLIN – The Village of New Berlin held its monthly board meeting on Tuesday, where they discussed additional compensation for volunteers of the Ambulance Service.
During the meeting, EMS Administrator Dale Barton requested additional compensation for ambulance drivers as well as the Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) crews. They work as a tier system, with ALS being at the top followed by BLS.
“I would start with the BLS crew,” Barton said. “I believe the BLS crew right now are getting $10.50 to start. I think they’re worth a little bit more.”
Barton said the members of the BLS crew aren’t on the schedule, they just fill in when he can’t fill the ALS spots. “I’d like to see their rate of $10.50 go up to at least $12.”
“The second thing,” Barton said, “is my [ambulance] drivers. My drivers have been on 12 hour shifts, some work 24 hour shifts, and they’re getting $25 for 12 hours which is a little over $2 an hour. At the end of the year, if it’s over $600 they still have to pay taxes on what they get.”
Barton requested that the ambulance drivers get $15 per transportable call that comes in on their shift.
“If you work a 12 hour shift, you get your $25 if you have no calls. If you have a call, and that call is transportable, give them another $15. So if there are no calls, you get the flat rate of $25 but if you have one you get an extra $15. If you get two calls you get an extra $30, and so on.”
Village of New Berlin Mayor Terry Potter asked, “Do you think this will help incentivize the drivers?”
“Yes definitely,” Barton answered. “Let me also explain the reason, the driver can’t do anything during those 12 hours when he or she is on call for that ambulance. You have to be within five minutes of that ambulance. That means you can’t go to Norwich and back because if we have a call they can’t get here quick enough. You’ve got to be there.”
Deputy Mayor Carol Riley made a motion to increase the stipend of the volunteers for the Ambulance Service to include a $15 payment for every ambulance call that results in transporting a patient to the hospital.
She included the payment will be made in addition to the stipend of $25 for a 12 hour shift. Youth Commissioner Woody Edwards seconded the motion and it was passed.
Riley then made a motion to increase hourly wages by $1.00 per hour for all BLS Medics for the Ambulance Service with Edwards again seconding the motion.
During the meeting, EMS Administrator Dale Barton requested additional compensation for ambulance drivers as well as the Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) crews. They work as a tier system, with ALS being at the top followed by BLS.
“I would start with the BLS crew,” Barton said. “I believe the BLS crew right now are getting $10.50 to start. I think they’re worth a little bit more.”
Barton said the members of the BLS crew aren’t on the schedule, they just fill in when he can’t fill the ALS spots. “I’d like to see their rate of $10.50 go up to at least $12.”
“The second thing,” Barton said, “is my [ambulance] drivers. My drivers have been on 12 hour shifts, some work 24 hour shifts, and they’re getting $25 for 12 hours which is a little over $2 an hour. At the end of the year, if it’s over $600 they still have to pay taxes on what they get.”
Barton requested that the ambulance drivers get $15 per transportable call that comes in on their shift.
“If you work a 12 hour shift, you get your $25 if you have no calls. If you have a call, and that call is transportable, give them another $15. So if there are no calls, you get the flat rate of $25 but if you have one you get an extra $15. If you get two calls you get an extra $30, and so on.”
Village of New Berlin Mayor Terry Potter asked, “Do you think this will help incentivize the drivers?”
“Yes definitely,” Barton answered. “Let me also explain the reason, the driver can’t do anything during those 12 hours when he or she is on call for that ambulance. You have to be within five minutes of that ambulance. That means you can’t go to Norwich and back because if we have a call they can’t get here quick enough. You’ve got to be there.”
Deputy Mayor Carol Riley made a motion to increase the stipend of the volunteers for the Ambulance Service to include a $15 payment for every ambulance call that results in transporting a patient to the hospital.
She included the payment will be made in addition to the stipend of $25 for a 12 hour shift. Youth Commissioner Woody Edwards seconded the motion and it was passed.
Riley then made a motion to increase hourly wages by $1.00 per hour for all BLS Medics for the Ambulance Service with Edwards again seconding the motion.
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