Stewart County approves EMS billing-rate increase and six‑year financing for ambulances; votes split 4–1
September 01, 2025 | Stewart County, Georgia
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The Stewart County Board of Commissioners voted on Sept. 9 to raise EMS billing rates effective October 2025 and to finance new EMS ambulances over six years.
Public Safety Director Greg Stewart presented the August EMS report and announced an Open House for the new EMS building on Oct. 24, 2025. Chairwoman Arcola Scott moved to increase current EMS billing rates beginning in October 2025; Vice‑Chair Thomas Mayo seconded. The motion passed 4–1: Arcola Scott, Thomas Mayo, Tyrone Nelson and Joe Lee Williams voted yes; MaQuonzie Thomas voted no.
Later in the meeting, Scott moved to finance the new EMS ambulances for a six‑year term; Mayo seconded. That motion also passed on a 4–1 vote but with a different dissenting commissioner: Scott, Mayo, Tyrone Nelson and MaQuonzie Thomas voted in favor; Joe Lee Williams voted opposed. The minutes do not provide the projected financing amount, the lender, or a repayment schedule.
The minutes record the split votes but do not include debate excerpts or the financial analysis that prompted the opposing votes. The board recorded the EMS open house date and accepted the EMS report; specific operational impacts of the billing change (for example, expected revenue or rate tables) were not included in the minutes.
Public Safety Director Greg Stewart presented the August EMS report and announced an Open House for the new EMS building on Oct. 24, 2025. Chairwoman Arcola Scott moved to increase current EMS billing rates beginning in October 2025; Vice‑Chair Thomas Mayo seconded. The motion passed 4–1: Arcola Scott, Thomas Mayo, Tyrone Nelson and Joe Lee Williams voted yes; MaQuonzie Thomas voted no.
Later in the meeting, Scott moved to finance the new EMS ambulances for a six‑year term; Mayo seconded. That motion also passed on a 4–1 vote but with a different dissenting commissioner: Scott, Mayo, Tyrone Nelson and MaQuonzie Thomas voted in favor; Joe Lee Williams voted opposed. The minutes do not provide the projected financing amount, the lender, or a repayment schedule.
The minutes record the split votes but do not include debate excerpts or the financial analysis that prompted the opposing votes. The board recorded the EMS open house date and accepted the EMS report; specific operational impacts of the billing change (for example, expected revenue or rate tables) were not included in the minutes.
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