The Grundy County Commission announced Tuesday that the position of ambulance director will become a full-time post, rather than part time, with the current director invited to submit an application along with others.
Grundy County Presiding Commissioner Phil Ray said applications will be accepted from Oct. 1 through Nov. 30, with a starting date of just after the first of the new year. Current Ambulance Director Steve Tracy was invited to submit his application, but, if selected, he would no longer be working as a paramedic for the service except in very rare instances. Ray said when the part-time position was created in 1992, the number of calls received by the service was about 25 percent of the current volume. Ray said that means the volume of work for both the director and the EMS crew has increased to a level where neither position can receive its diligence if one person is attempting to do both.
Ray said a salary has not been decided, but the county will be attempting to be competitive with other ambulance departments with similar call volume and personnel. In the 2021 budget, a total of $14,100 was approved for the director, which was in addition to Tracy’s full-time position as a paramedic.
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