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projects. The $3,250 will come from this amount.
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES - REQUEST TO ADJUST CURRENT EMS
CHARGES: Mr. Al Upton, EMS Director, sent letters to the county
manager requesting an adjustment in charges for the EMS base fee
and the oxygen charge. The county commissioners received copies of
these letters. Mr. Upton gave a comparison of surrounding
counties' fees with Iredell's. Medicare is authorizing more for
oxygen that the County is currently charging.
In answer to a question from Commissioner Boone, Mr. Upton
said about 468 of the County's trips are covered by Medicare. The
remainder is paid for by other insurance and through personal
payments. The collection rate is now 738; with Medicare write-off
the amount is 848, Upton said.
Commissioner Madison asked if there is any way to charge for
a non -transport charge. Mr. Upton said it is very difficult
sometimes to establish who made the call.
All the EMS units are paramedic units; they are equipped to
give advanced life support every time they go out. There are no
basic units. Counties that have two different charges have vans
that do convalescent or basic life support.
The total operating budget cost per call is $307.52 as
explained by Mr. Upton. This does not include depreciation and
soft costs, only what is shown in the operating budget for the
service. Actual cost is much more, Upton said.
Commissioner Boone questioned the reason for the increase of
the charges and said he would like to see some other options.
MOTION from Commissioner Boone that the board postpone this and
ask Mr. Upton to come up with other alternatives and report back at
the nearest opportunity, perhaps have two different base rates and
see how the numbers work out.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
SOLID HASTE - U. S. TIRE RECYCLING AGREEMENT, Contract /94-
69: Mr. Ron Weatherman, Solid Waste Management Director, presented
this contract to the board. The new contract with U. S. Tire
Recycling has been reviewed by the county attorney and basically
reduces the price from $72 per ton to $70 per ton. This company
will place trailers throughout the county at companies that will
generate at least 700 tires a month. The tires will not come into
the landfill any more as U. S. Tire Recycling will pick up the
tires at the dealers. The trucks will be required to come by the
County's scales and weigh. Mr. Weatherman says this is a great
benefit to the tire dealers in the County.
Mr. Pope said he found this contract in order. Mr. Mashburn
explained the changes in the contract.
MOTION from Commissioner Madison to approve the contract with
U. S. Tire Recycling Company, and authorize the chairman to sign on
behalf of the county.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM DECEMBER S, 1994 (9:00 A.M.),
DECEMBER 5, 1994 (11:00 A.M.) AND DECEMBER 6, 1994: MOTION
from Commissioner Madison to approve the minutes as presented and
corrected.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Ayes - 0.
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