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May 11,2004 purchase of two (2) ambulances and associated equipment. Mr. Bartlett reviewed the proposal. Vice Mayor Roop asked what would happen if all fire and EMS personnel were on calls at the same time. Clarence Monday, Assistant Fire Chief, replied that the department would continue to work with the volunteer fire departments and rescue squads, including Henry County. Aisc, a RFP would be submitted for a back-up agency. At Vice Mayor Roop's request, Mr. Monday reviewed the fee schedule and stated that billing would be performed by a third party vendor, hopefully local. Council Member Cobbe questioned particular financials. Mr. Monday replied that beginning with the second year, only variable expenses would be necessary. Mayor Teague stated that the City is already funding 24-hour staffing. Ronald Stone, President, Stone Ambulance Service (SAS), presented an overview of his agency and addressed concerns regarding stated response times, protocol time factors, and grant eligibility. He suggested that the time before his agency is notified be decreased to five minutes. Mark Puckett, President, Martinsville-Henry County Rescue Squad, spoke in favor of the proposal. Elmer Pingry, of 703 Circle Court, spoke in favor of the proposal, if it does not "discourage private business." James Clark, Council Member-Elect and former Assistant Fire Chief, spoke in favor of the proposal and reviewed the implementation of EMS by the Fire Department. Phil Sparks, of 323 Greyson Street, spoke in opposition to the proposal. Tim Powell, of 813 Highland Ridge Road, spoke in favor of the proposal. James Crigger, Sr., of 1122 South Askin Street, spoke in opposition to the proposal, stating, "You don't need to act tonight." Leo Lowell, of Stone Ambulance Service, spoke in opposition to the proposal, stating, "1 acknowledge a problem, but this isn't the solution." Willard Harris, of 1117 Knollwood Place, spoke in favor of the