Audit engagement for emergency squad tabled; tax-waiver numbers for volunteers still pending

The board tabled action on an auditor engagement letter for the emergency squad to allow additional review and to coordinate with pending EMS meetings, and staff said updated numbers on a proposed tax waiver for volunteer fire and EMS workers are still being finalized. One county official said he had reached out to potential auditors to inspect emergency squad finances and had prepared an engagement letter, but that supervisors Bo and John requested more homework; the agenda item was held for the short-term. A supervisor said an EMS meeting is expected next week and that some new information received that day was “very unsettling.” Separately, the county finance officer (Christy) told supervisors she was working on updated figures related to a proposed tax waiver for volunteer fire and EMS members and would update the board when her numbers were ready. No vote was taken on the tax-waiver item; staff said the numbers will be available and the item may return to a future meeting.