ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. — St. Charles County voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition Paramedics, passing the measure 62% to 37%.
The proposition will fund 10 new paramedic positions aimed at keeping response times on track and will eliminate balance billing for covered ambulance rides, First Alert 4 reported. Half of the generated funds will go directly toward lowering property taxes.
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Ahead of the vote, SCCAD spokesperson Kyle Gaines warned the district would need to cut staffing by another eight paramedics in 2027 if the proposition failed, even as call volume continued to rise.
Gaines said the district has traditionally added stations, paramedics and ambulances to keep response times short as demand grows, and that an inability to do so would create a problematic staffing shortfall.
Officials also said that if voters approved the measure, SCCAD would end balance billing, meaning residents would no longer be responsible for ambulance charges left unpaid by insurance.
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