Anita Weston, Reporter
Rich Civic Times
RANDOLPH, Utah. November 6, 2013. Kim Wilson, County Assessor, presented
personal property tax exemptions to the Commissioners, and they were
accepted. Kim informed the Commissioners
that there have been some changes in tax laws on how mobile home parks were
handled and noted that the new program takes longer to process.
Wilson then requested that
since the medical disposable items on the ambulance are no longer covered, that
the mileage rate for the ambulance be increased to take care of these
additional costs that have been pushed back down to the county level. She reported that when the individuals are
billed for the disposable items, they question the bill because in the past
these items had been covered and are unexpected expenses to those needing to
use the ambulance. Rich County charges
$10 per mile for the ambulance. The
state allows up to $32 per mile. The
County has always held the cost down because of the distances that are involved
in this area to get individuals to a clinic or hospital.
Wilson noted that if the
mileage were raised to $15 per mile, the disposable items would be covered and
confusion would be alleviated. It would
also expedite billing. Instead of having
to list the ambulance cost and then all of the disposables, one figure could be
used.
After having Wilson check on
disposable costs as well as making comparisons with other areas on ambulance
costs, the Commissioners made a motion to increase ambulance costs to $15 per
mile.
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