EDITOR NOTE–I got an invite from council since I had been so intensely interested in the issue. There were several firefighters/paramedic/union
people there as well. You really need to contact the mayor and council and let us know what they say.

EDITOR NOTE–You obviously know the answer. There is a 10% bonus for being a paramedic.

Was there any mention of that in the meeting? Doubtful.

And they also plan on billing for service correct? Double up the taxes and bill for service. That’s a great deal.

Sounds to me as if the Boise Fire Departments budget could stand to become a little smaller without any significant changes being made to the current system if they can afford this pilot paramedic program, transport license, hiring an unknown number of people to forge ahead with this poorly planed idea, ambulance bid’s, gurney bid and who knows what else. Waited tax dollars for no reason!

How was this public meeting made public? Where was it posted at to attend a meeting with this as the topic of conversation? Just curios so next time I can actually attend and see for myself what their plans are. As of yet it has been crickets on the City/Fire side of things. As a member of the public/tax payer I have no idea what they are doing or why they are doing it but it does seems that they are still trying.

EDITOR NOTE–No official votes were taken in the meeting which was billed as a “Strategic Planning Session.” We don’t have a problem with them talking to department heads and giving them an idea whether or not they like what they are hearing. You should ask your questions of the mayor and council directly, but the meeting dragged on long enough for the GUARDIAN to get a $12 parking ticket if that gives you an idea of how interesting it was.

EDITOR NOTE–Guardian opinion only: it appeared the ducks were not lined up and they wanted to give time for agreements to be made and worked out before going it alone.