Scottsbluff council approves 4 year ambulance ordinance extension

The metropolis entered into an settlement, together with the City of Gering and Scotts Bluff County, on Sept. 8, 1998, to fund ambulance providers below the Interlocal Cooperation Act. Since inception, the settlement has been prolonged a number of instances. The final extension occurred on July 2, 2018, for 4 years, with the final efficient date on June 30, 2022. Under the present extension, the duty is efficient from July 1 by way of June 30, 2026.

Randy Meininger, president of Valley Ambulance Services Inc., went earlier than the town council Monday and supplied historical past on the settlement.

“The agreement has been in effect since 1974 and was revised in 1984 and has remained the same since then,” Meininger mentioned. “What this does is gives you a guarantee that services are available and provided to the City of Scottsbluff.”

Council member Angela Scanlan requested if the language or phrases of the duty remained the identical, with nothing being modified apart from the contract extension by way of 2026.

The settlement outlines the service space because the boundaries of Scotts Bluff County and the contract is with Valley Ambulance Services, Inc. The month-to-month price for the service is $3,625, for an annual value of $43,500.

Interim metropolis supervisor Kevin Spencer famous the worth of the settlement.

“I would just like to say this is a bargain,” Spencer mentioned. “Valley Ambulance is always there when we need them.”

The emergency personnel have arrived on scene on the prepared, if wanted, Spencer mentioned.

The council unanimously accepted the decision extension for ambulance providers.