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ORDER-2016-143 : Transfer of $14,000 from account 650052 - 528003 (Ambulance ALS Fees) to account 650052 - 529000 (Ambulance Professional Service).
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ORDER-2016-143 Transfer Transfer of $14,000 from account 650052 - 528003 (Ambulance ALS Fees) to account 650052 - 529000 (Ambulance Professional Service). Recommend Passage Board of Aldermen City of Melrose Page 1 Updated 5/9/2016 4:03 PM Minutes Appropriations Committee April 25, 2016
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▶ 14:36 Peter D. Mortimer: motion to recommend second i have a motion to recommend this order by alderman boisselle duly seconded by alderman lemmerman all in favor please say aye aye any opposed hearing none this order will be recommended to the full board at our next full board meeting the next order we have before us is order 2016-143 it is a transfer of fourteen thousand dollars from account six five zero zero five two dash five two eight zero zero three ambulance als fees to account six five zero zero five two dash five two nine zero zero zero ambulance professional services offered by the by the mayor and refer to this committee. So what would you like to say about this order?
▶ 15:17 Speaker 5: This is just for end of year housekeeping to pay some anticipated bills for
▶ 15:27 Speaker 5: Majority is for pro-EMS for the billing, so that'll get us to the end of the year.
▶ 15:35 Peter D. Mortimer: President Kahn, please.
▶ 15:36 Speaker 3: Yeah, just so people understand who are watching at home, this is not general fund money. This is money that's raised as a result of the ambulance service and is being appropriated to pay its bills, is that correct?
▶ 15:47 Speaker 5: Correct, this is moving from one line, the ALS fees. Now that we run ALS, we are able to handle those calls on our own. So that money that we would normally pay Cataldo for an intercept is left over in that account and
▶ 16:05 Speaker 3: that's being shifted over to the line for professional services. Right, and the revenue is generated by users of the ambulance service, not by taxpayer dollars. Correct.
▶ 16:14 Peter D. Mortimer: Thank you. Thank you, President Kahn. Any other Alderman wishing to be heard? Seeing none, we're ready for a motion. Motion to recommend. We have a motion to recommend the order from Alderman Forbes, duly seconded by Alderman Boycelle. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Any opposed, hearing none, this order will be recommended for passage at our next full board meeting on Monday, May 2nd. The next order we have before us is order 2016-144. It is an appropriation from account 6500-319000. Ambulance retained earnings in the amount of 16,000 to account number 650052-530514. EMS supplies $10,000 and to account number 650052. 529000 professional services 6,000 this is to cover anticipated expenses this