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Fire Department EMS Coordinator Funding from Cataldo Ambulance

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Item 406-26 would accept $70,000 from Cataldo Ambulance Service toward the Fire Department EMS coordinator salary (about two-thirds of the position) under an addendum to the Lawrence General Hospital ambulance contract, which also provides EMT training seats, oxygen, equipment exchange and free training. Fire Chief Patrick Lanigan described a lieutenant position in the training division acting as liaison to the ambulance providers. Councilors asked whether the position needs to be created by ordinance, whether it is a new position or extra duties, what happens if the ambulance contract ends, and who controls EMS dispatch. The committee voted to table the item until the city attorney gives an opinion on whether police and fire positions must be ordinanced. The chief said there was no hard deadline but feared the funding could be cut back as the year goes on.

Based on auto-generated captions of the video; names and numbers may be misheard. The recording combines two committee meetings held the same evening.

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