Retiring Radio Number 525
Dr Joe Middleton and Supervisor Lankable. Photo | PJ Martin
By PJ Martin
Editor
The Herald-News
The Ambulance Service Corporation, Inc. Board of Directors met on Wednesday, August 27th, at the Community Center in the TJ Health Pavilion.
The meeting was called to order and a roll call was performed with the following individuals present: Judge/Executive Jamie Byrd, Judge/Executive Larry Wilson, Garland Gilliam, Ervin Sorrell, and Phillip Geralds. Also in attendance were Attorney Brian Pack, Executive Director Joe Middleton, Executive Secretary/Treasurer Shawn Estes, and from The Herald-News, PJ Martin.
Also, present were many members of the late Zachary Rainey’s family, including his parents.
The minutes from the June 25, 2025, meeting were reviewed and approved with one slight edit.
Executive Director Joe Middleton asked to skip down the agenda and read a Resolution to the board, “Resolution, retirement of radio number 525, whereas EMT Zachary Rainey was involved in a tragic accident on July the 11th, 2025, in Barren County, Kentucky, resulting in his untimely death.”
“Whereas the Board of Directors wishes to honor the memory and service of EMT Rainey and recognize his service to Barren and Metcalf counties, whereas the continued operation of this radio number would not appropriately reflect respect and remembrance owed to EMT Rainey. Now, therefore, let it be resolved that the Board of Directors of the Ambulance Service Corporation hereby retire radio number 525 from active service, effective immediately. Resolve further that radio number 525 be presented and displayed as a memorial to EMT Zachary Rainey at a location to be determined by the Ambulance Service Corporation leadership. Resolved further that the Chief Executive Officer, officer, and such other officers of the Ambulance Service Corporation.”
The motion to accept was made and approved unanimously, and a moment of silence was held in honor. Middleton then presented EMT Rainey’s mother with the Resolution.
Finance Report
Executive Director Joe Middleton turned the meeting over to Executive Treasurer/ Secretary Shawn Estes, who presented the finance report for June, which was also the end of the fiscal year.
“Actually, our total receipts for the year were 6.4 5 million. Our total expenses were 6.5 4 million. With adjustments, we ended the year with a negative $62,200. We should have been tracking 100% of our budget, of course, and oddly enough, we ended the year at 100%. I double checked those numbers, because I thought that was really odd. But the weighted average of all those ended at 100%.”
Estes continued, “The second page is our cash. We ended the year with 1.19 million with CDs and cash.”
The June financials were approved.
Estes then continued with the July report, “Total cash receipts for the month were $678,000, total expenses were $541,000, with a net income of $137,328 for the month. We should be tracking 8.33% of our budgeted expenses, and we are at 7.8%. Second page is our cash. We ended the month of July at 1.338 million cash (CDs and cash).”
The July financials were approved.
Operations Reports
Executive Director Joe Middleton began, “I’d like to make a couple of recognitions before we get started on the operational report. First of all, we completed an annual assessment, and we became a Pediatric Emergency Care, Emergency Care Award of Excellence. This was done on the work and structure set forth by Supervisor Lankable. This involves inspections, equipment, and making sure that we have the proper protocol and things in order. So, I would like to present this pediatric emergency care certificate to Supervisor Lankable on behalf of his work.”
Dr. Middleton noted that Supervisor interviews were held and the positions went to Jonathan Muse and Justin Richie.
Returning to the operations reporting, June produced 966 runs, and July had 977 runs. The FY 2024-25 ended on June 30th with a year-to-date total of 11,305 runs. That is 190 more runs than FY 2023-24.
Run volume by fire district and by station.
Chart provided by the Ambulance Service Corporation
Chart provided by the Ambulance Service Corporation
Clinical Report
Dr Middleton updated everyone on training, “We just recently finished our third EMT immersion program. We gained two EMTs…We are currently in the process of starting two more immersion courses…Paramedic students are in the process of their clinical rotations, both in the hospital and in the field, and we’re slated to have four paramedics who should be certified and licensed at the end of this year.”
Old Business
A proposal for auditors was approved earlier in the year and one response was received. Treasurer Estes presented it. “We received one proposal from Taylor Polson. It’s for three years, 25, 26, and 27. The fee is $17,500, and they will also lock in the fee for the taxing district at $4,500, which $4,500 is what the taxing district has been paying. We paid this last audit $16,500, so they increased it to $17,500, but they locked it in for the next three.”
The proposal was approved.
Dr. Middleton asked for approval to write an RFP to take to a conference and give to ambulance vendors there. The option would be to purchase 2-3 future ambulances. The approval was granted.
Also approved was the EMS Family Night scheduled for Wednesday, October 1st, from 4 – 8 p.m.
With no other business, the meeting adjourned.
The next meeting is scheduled for October 22, 2025, at 4 p.m. in Barren County.
