WWDDVS EMS Commission

EMS Commission Meeting Minutes Meeting Date: October 9, 2025 The Meeting was Called to order by Chair Dean Grosskopf at 7:00 pm. Commission Members Present at the meeting: Town of Westport: Dean Grosskopf Village of Dane: Roger Schmidt Village of Waunakee: Sam Kaufmann Town of Springfield: Art Meinholz (7:03) Town of Vienna: Dakota Cable Town of Dane: Rich Haag Others present at the meeting: WAEMS Deputy Chief Dustin Riggs WAEMS Chief Scott Russell Absent None Confirmation of Open Meeting Compliance  Public posting, official notices, and online availability were confirmed by Chief Russell for open meeting compliance. Public / Membership Appearances  None Review / Approve Minutes  The minutes of the regular September 2025 EMS Commission Meeting were reviewed. A motion to approve the September 2025 EMS Commission Meeting Minutes was made by Haag, second by Kaufmann. Motion carried 5/0. Review / Approve Expenditure Statements  The expenditure statement for September 2025 were reviewed. A motion to approve the September 2025 Expenditure Statement as presented was made by Schmidt, second by Meinholz. Motion carried 6/0.  Chief’s Report We brought on two new part-time employees in September and have one more starting in October, along with one new volunteer that will be starting in October as well. The Full-Time position starting in January will be posted this week with interviews in November and December. The new ambulance had some programming things that needed to be taken care of, pushing our ability to put it in service. We had the State inspection yesterday finally and everything looked good aside from having to add a couple of vinyl pieces and getting the flash pattern adjusted on the emergency lights. We are working through driver training on it now and are hopeful to be able to get it in service fairly soon. I am still hoping to have that “push in” ceremony and will keep you all informed prior to it so you can attend if you’d like. The new phone system is working well. We will start to realize the financial savings starting in October. Thank you to the clerks from the municipalities for getting the Act 102 paperwork back to me. This has all been submitted. Historically we see the funding come through 3-4 months after submission, so it should be around the beginning of the calendar year. Last year we saw a large increase in funding, receiving $89k. It sounds like the state is providing the same level of funding for this year. Our numbers will all depend on how many departments apply for it this year. Chiefs from Dane County and Dane County EMS are working on updating the Dane County EMS IGA. This IGA mainly governs mutual aid, auto ALS, and similar operational concepts. If for some reason it goes beyond operational, I’ll bring it to this group and probably have to reach out to our attorney to make sure everything is good with him. I’ll have more on this as the end of the year nears. Old Business  Short discussion regarding the proposed 2026 Operating Budget. No action taken. New Business  None Miscellaneous Business / Forthcoming Events  None. Next EMS Commission Meeting is scheduled for November 13, 2025 at 7:00 pm at the EMS Station. A motion to adjourn was made by Meinholz, second by Cable. Motion carried 6/0 at 7:23pm. Respectively Submitted by: Scott Russell Waunakee Area EMS Chief