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SUMMARY:EMS/Ambulance Informational Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The City has an opportunity to build the EMS system it needs for the community. Voters will be asked on February 20\, 2024 whether or not to support an increase in the City's annual tax levy\, beginning with bills issued in December 2024\, to cover the cost of:\n\n\n	14 cross trained firefighter/ EMT / paramedics\n	Education and training for personnel who are not already cross-trained\n	Three new ambulances and state-required equipment\n\nATTEND AN INFORMATIONAL MEETING\n\nThe City of Portage will host information sessions on the following dates to provide the public with an opportunity to learn more about the need for this referendum and to ask questions.\n\n\n	Thursday\, Feb. 15 at 5:30 p.m. at the City of Portage Municipal Building (115 W. Pleasant St.) \n\n\nA virtual option will also be available for those who cannot attend in person. Check the city website at www.portagewi.gov for the link as the date gets closer.\n\nThe City of Portage faces a decision on how to invest in EMS service - either through continuing to pay the third-party hospital system or by creating a locally controlled\, fire-based EMS service. Both options will require an investment\, either through significant budget cuts or a referendum to increase the property tax level to fund the services.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h2 0px="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" margin:="" sans="" source="" style="box-sizing: inherit\; font-family: "><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;">The City has an opportunity to build the EMS system it needs for the community.&nbsp\;Voters will be asked on February 20\, 2024 whether or not to support an increase in the City&rsquo\;s annual tax levy\, beginning with bills issued&nbsp\;in December 2024\, to cover the cost of:</span></span></h2>\n\n<ul>\n	<li style="line-height:normal\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;">14 cross trained firefighter/ EMT / paramedics</span></span></li>\n	<li style="line-height:normal\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;">Education and training&nbsp\;for personnel who are not already cross-trained</span></span></li>\n	<li style="line-height:normal\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;">Three new ambulances and state-required equipment</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<strong><u><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;">ATTEND AN INFORMATIONAL MEETING</span></span></u></strong><br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;">The City of Portage will host information sessions on the following dates to provide the public with an opportunity to learn more about the need for this referendum and to ask questions.</span></span>\n\n<ul>\n	<li style="line-height:normal\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;">Thursday\, Feb. 15 at 5:30 p.m. at the&nbsp\;City of Portage Municipal Building (115 W. Pleasant St.)&nbsp\;</span></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<h2 0px="" font-size:="" font-weight:="" margin:="" sans="" source="" style="box-sizing: inherit\; font-family: "><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;">A virtual option will also be available for those who cannot attend in person. Check the city website at www.portagewi.gov for the link as the date gets closer.</span></span><br />\n<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:9.0pt\;">The City of Portage faces a decision on how to invest in EMS service&nbsp\;- either through continuing to pay the third-party hospital system or by creating a locally controlled\, fire-based EMS service. Both options will require an investment\, either through significant budget cuts or a referendum to increase the property tax level to fund the services.</span></span></h2>\n
LOCATION:Portage City Hall 115 West Pleasant Street Portage\, WI 53901
UID:e.374.34431
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DTSTAMP:20260404T083927Z
URL:http://chambermaster.portagewi.com/events/details/ems-ambulance-informational-meeting-34431
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