Jason Nelson, Allen County ambulence director, told commissioners he made a point to to go on 45 of 750 county ambulance calls received thus far this year.
“A second set of hands always is helpful,” Nelson said, and “it gives me an opportunity to observe what the others (ambulance personnel) are doing.”
Nelson said by him going on calls, mostly injury accidents, he figured the county had saved $3,600 in overtime pay by not sending a second ambulance to provide additional personnel.
The complaint was that Nelson responding to calls was superfluous.
KEN ROWE, an Iola councilman, told commissioners he thought County Attorney Wade Bowie was mistaken when he approved a petition that prepared the way for Tuesday’s referendum to decide whether he will be recalled. Councilman Kendall Callahan also faces recall.
Rowe said Bowie didn’t delve deeply enough into case law, and ignored a test for such petitions that they must be based on legal missteps, not disagreements with policy decisions.
Commissioners said there was nothing they could do. A 30-day window for legal action by Rowe or Callahan had expired.
Alan Weber, county counselor, said he was convinced Bowie “sincerely tired to research” the issue and that he “did his best.”
COMMISSIONERS approved purchase of a hydro-seeder/mulcher for the landfill, a device which spreads grass seed while spraying water over buried trash.
Midwest Bowie Sales, Grove City, Ohio, had the successful bid of $40,037.50. Kincaid Equipment Manufacturing, Haven, was the other bidder.
