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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93008_1008563 Oft AmbulanceService. This would be effective July 1, 1986. The proposal was developed after the Town of Mooresville gave notice that they would not provide ambulance service after June 30, 1986. Two proposals for providing ambulance service to Mooresville were submitted by Messrs. Fleming and Deal. One plan is to assume the Mooresville service and leave all the existing services as they are now. The second proposal is to close the Troutman base and handle all Troutman area calls through Mooresville or Statesville. Since there is not a lot of time left until the county assumes the operation, decisions need to be made right away. The major decision to make, Mr. Deal said, is how to deal with the Troutman station. In the 1985-86 budget year, the county allocated $165,000 to fund 60% of the cost of operating the Mooresville Ambulance Service. Total first-year cost, deducting the subsidy now being paid to Mooresville and including the capital necessary in 1986-87 fiscal year, and based on leaving the Troutman station as it presently is located, is $370,469. Mr. Fleming said subsequent years would be less than this amount because the capital expense would be unnecessary. Mr. Fleming said he would like for the ambulance station to be at the hospital. He said almost half the ambulance calls originated at Lowrance Hospital, so he thought the best place for the station was at the hospital. The hospital has the facilities and space for the station, Mr. Fleming said. Mr. Deal said he had spoken to officials at the hospital, and said they were very interested and would like to discuss the matter. Commissioner Mills inquired about the additional response time if the Troutman station were closed. A discussion took place regarding response time. Commissioners Murdock, Stewart, and Crosswhite said they would like to see both the Troutman station and Mooresville station remain. Members of the Troutman Rescue Squad were present and said they appreciated the Troutman EMS station being left in Troutman. They said they would have two rescue units that were certified as ambulances that could be used in emergency situations. RESOLUTION REGARDING LANDFILL: The chairman gave the county manager a resolution in reference to landfills and asked that he look it over. WATER AND SEWER STUDY: Chairman Hedrick said he had suggested to the Camp Dresser & McKee firm that they come down in their price for Phase IIof the water and sewer study. Mr. Hedrick said he received a letter from the firm saying they would do less study. The county manager said he and the company official are still hammering out the cost. Taking out the section that addresses the lake area was one of the things suggested by CDM, yet this is one of the things stressed from the start as being in the study. Another thing that was added to the study by the water and sewer study committee was the disposal of effluent that comes from pumping out septic tanks, which is a special- ized problem. Mr. Deal said he and the CDM representative will try to have something to present to the board at the next meeting. BOARD PLANNING SESSION: Commissioner Crosswhite inquired about the progress the county mana- ger has made regarding the establishing of the planning session. Mr. Deal said they could not do the planning session in January or February, but could do it in March. He did not get any specific dates. Mrs. Crosswhite said she would like to recommended March 15 or 22 as a date. MOTION from Commissioner Crosswhite to exert all efforts to secure the weekend of March 22nd for our workshop planning with the Institute of Government and N. C. Association of County Commis- sioners. VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0. ANIMAL CONTROL ORDINANCE: Chairman Hedrick called the board's attention to the fact that the Revised Animal Control Ordinance will be on the February 4th agenda. REPORTS: Received by the Board: EMS 1985 Annual Report Finance - 6 -months Financial Report Veterans Service - December 1985 Report ARTICLES ON WASTEWATER TREATMENT IN WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL: Commissioner Crosswhite called the board's attention to articles she had requested to be distributed to the county commissioners for their information. ADJOURN: MOTION from Commissioner Mills to adjourn. VOTING: Ayes - 0; Nays - 5. BID BONDS FOR SHERIFF'S BID ON VAN: Mr. Bill Furches, Finance Officer, came before the board in reference to returning the bid bonds for the van bids. He said he would like to return these bid bonds for the obviously high bidders. Another problem is there is a possibility on Chevrolet and Ford vans they may not be able to reduce their bids from dual air to single air, so he may have to ask the Dodge dealer to figure an