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Financial Review & Compliance Audit of the 2011 Emergency Medical Services Levy

September 19, 2012

The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Division’s implementation of the 2011 EMS Levy and financial plan was in compliance with the Council-adopted policies. The EMS Division managed the levy resources effectively to provide full funding for advanced life support (ALS) services and continued funding of all four EMS programs for the duration of the current levy. In addition, the EMS Division and regional partners have managed their respective EMS programs efficiently to carry forward significant savings for the 2014 to 2019 EMS Levy cycle while maintaining excellence in the quality of EMS services.

The overall amount of the basic life support (BLS) allocation was reasonable, but the method for distributing the BLS funds to fire agencies could be improved to provide greater equity and transparency. We recommend that the EMS Division consider distributing the majority of BLS funds by assessed value and call volume, and adding a new category to distribute three percent of the total allocation to provide additional support to fire agencies with very low assessed values and high response times.

Recommendation Status

Of the 3 recommendations:

  • DONE: 2
    Recommendations have been fully implemented. Auditor will no longer monitor.
  • PROGRESS: 0
    Recommendations are in progress or partially implemented. Auditor will continue to monitor.
  • OPEN: 0
    Recommendations remain unresolved. Auditor will continue to monitor.
  • CLOSED: 1
    Recommendation is no longer applicable. Auditor will no longer monitor.

Audit Team

Audit Team

Susan Baugh, Laina Poon, and Ron Perry conducted this oversight. If you have any questions or would like more information, please call the King County Auditor's Office at 206-477-1033 or contact us by email at KCAO@kingcounty.gov.
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