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Deborah Crouse, Manager of C & J Ambulance Company, came before the Board to reemphasize the points made in her letter, especially stressing that many of the so-called "non -emergency" transfers cannot be accurately described as non -emergency. She agreed that it a difficult situation and there is a legitimate concern, but there has been a drastic number of increases in transfers out of town. Commissioner Wodtke and Commissioner Bird inquired about any plans the ambulance company might have for expansion, and Chairman Scurlock felt this would involve a basic economic decision on their part as to whether to expand or to encourage some other service to come in. Ms. Crouse reported that they do expect to add another ambulance, but not until after the end of the year. They have three ambulances for four counties, and all their units are stationed in Fort Pierce. Ms. Crouse informed the Board that Martin County has three non -emergency services, and there are plenty of cases for everyone. She stated that she would like to have a unit up here, but there are many days when they are not needed and it would cost $120 a day to keep one up here. Ms. Crouse continued to stress that C&J is not authorized to handle emergency service, and if they did go out of town on the 59 or 60 emergencies, she wished to know if the volunteer ambulance squad would then cover all the non -emergency transfers. She was upset to see it stated that they "refused" transfers. Commissioner Wodtke inquired about their rates, and Ms. Crouse stated that they have a base rate of $70.00 in the City and $75.00 in the County. ON MOTION by Commissioner Bird, SECONDED by Commissioner Wodtke, the Board unanimously adopted Resolution 84-97 renewing the Certifi- cate of Public Convenience and Necessity for C & J Ambulance Non -Emergency Transfer Service. 5BOOK P!. E 8412aN 0 V 14 1994