March 4, 2021 By Mike Kruzman / news@whmi.com
An amendment to an existing lease agreement between Livingston County Emergency Medical Services and the University of Michigan Board of Regents is nearing approval.
The U-of-M Board of Regents currently leases building and hangar space at the countyâs public safety complex. EMS Director David Feldpausch wrote in a memo to the Board of Commissioners that upon review of that agreement, neither party had fulfilled their obligations to it. On the countyâs side, they had been required to report operational costs annually and make rent adjustments, but to the best of their knowledge, that had not been happening. Feldpausch reports that the process for determining these costs is complex and they had trouble justifying them on yearsâ worth of invoices. After months of reviewing invoices and meeting with representatives a recommendation was made to amend the lease agreement to eliminate confusion
December 16, 2020 By Mike Kruzman / news@whmi.com
Livingston County Emergency Medical Services is doing internal restructuring that will allow them to better perform billing in a timely manner.
EMS Director David Feldpausch, in a memo to the County Board of Commissioners, said this year has been a roller coaster ride for keeping up with billing calls. When COVID slowed down in the summer, EMS billers were able to drop their âdays to billâ from 70 to 10, but with every holiday, vacation, sick, or personal day they lose ground and the back log grows, creating stress for staff.
Feldpausch noted that previously the departmentâs Finance Manager did the bulk of the billing work when things were backlogged, but that position was eliminated earlier this year and they do not have the staff to keep up with current run volumes.