EUGENE, Ore. — In a unanimous vote, the Lane County Board of Commissioners approved establishing a joint elected task force to address financial challenges facing emergency medical services in Lane County as well as who will be on that task force.
The task force is made up the five fire chiefs in Lane County and elected members selected by city mayors and fire districts and aims to look at the current financial outlook for EMS operations in the county and come up with options for sustainable funding for the future.
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