Item 1: Future Ambulance Transport Funding

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DownloadCreate Chart1. Please take a few moments to indicate your opinions to the Task Force studying this issue. Thank you! Option A1: In your mission and vision statements you mention community and service 19, 2009 area. Ambulance service needs to be recognized as a core service which benefits all 12:27 of the area. Many folks who work and own property in Eugene live beyond the city PM limits and there should be no limit to providing this service. It deserves general fund support. Option B4- This would only work if Lane Rural had another ambulance to help cover the added area. Maybe Eugene could donate one for the good of the patrons. My biggest thought is that aggressively promoting FireMed makes more sense than trying to form a new taxing district in the current political and economic climate. If a 60% membership rate would support ambulance service then go for that. I think there needs to be a whole new team approach to selling it which would promote the whole EMS system, emphasizing its quality of service and the low cost of membership. Promote the use of memberships as employee perks. Give a slight discount for renewals. Do school fundraisers where $10 per membership is given back to the school.(Better than gift wrap or chocolate) Promote gift memberships or tax deductible philanthropy. Every form of government in Oregon is cramped by tax measures and this is a form of funding which is basically non-political and does not require a vote. With the bottom line being the lack of payment for service, it seems that increasing funding in some way will need to be included in the solution. Amubulance transport is Fri, Sep an important service to our communities, and up to this point has been outstanding. 18, 2009 46. There is also the consideration of staffing ambulances with lower EMT levels to help Find... 12:30 offset the cost. While having the skills of a Paramedic is desireable, it seems in most PM instances that an Intermediate level EMT would be adequate for the needs of the patient, especially with the recent upgrade in skills. I attended the first meeting in south Eugene and before I can give you even an educated guess of my opinion on any of the options I really need more information Fri, Sep about the present cost of doing business for the fire and ambulance departments. Can 18, 2009 47. Find... I get budget figures? One option is to form a fire district that provides ambulance 10:46 service, would the cities then reduce there rates accordingly? Or continue to use there AM permanent rate to fund other activies? Ambulance service needs to be considered an essential service. Ambulance, fire and Wed, police, various components of public works, waste water management services should Sep 16, 48. Find... be the first priorities in the budget process. I think there should be a user fee for the 2009 ambulance program to decrease the use of the service improperly. 3:18 PM Wed, Sep 16, 49. Where is the private option? Find... 2009 1:13 PM Tue, Sep 15, 2009 50. What's the financial potential of charging fines to those who abuse the 911 system? Find... 6:39 PM DownloadCreate Chart2. I live in: