FY26 budget book final

WASHINGTON COUNTY APPROVED BUDGET

FY 2026

Emergency Services Billing – Fund 50 – Departments 50010 – 50040

Contact – Darryl Brown

Department Description/Function

The function of the Emergency Services Billing fund is to track and bill for all services provided by EMS companies that entered into an agreement with the County to transfer all employees to the County and for the County to assume control for all billing from these companies. In FY2024, Washington County entered into an agreement with Smithsburg EMS and Williamsport EMS. In FY2025, Washington County entered into an agreement with Hancock Rescue Squad.

Goals Fiscal Year 2026

 To incorporate Halfway EMS, a fourth company, into the Emergency Services Billing Fund.  To document the new procedures on Emergency Services Billing using the new billing company.

Accomplishments Fiscal Year 2025

 Met our FY2025 goal of implementing a third-party billing company.

Key Data

FY2023 Actual

FY2024 Actual

FY2025 Estimated

FY 2026 Projected

Programs/Services Provided

Billing Revenue

N/A

272,360

$910,000

$1,075,190

Number of calls

N/A

1,183

2,765

3550

2024 Budget

2025 Budget

2026 Budget

Category Funding Sources

$ Change

% Change

General Fund Support

0

0

0

0

0.00%

Grants/Intergovernmental

0

0

0

0

0.00%

Fees/Charges

0

816,890

1,075,190

258,300

31.62%

Total

0

816,890

1,075,190

258,300

31.62%

2024 Budget

2025 Budget

2026 Budget

Program Expenditure by Category

$ Change

% Change

Wages and Benefits

0

83,210

82,090

(1,120)

(1.35%)

Operating

0

733,680

993,100

259,420

26.12%

Capital Outlay

0

0

0

0

0.00%

Total

0

816,890

1,075,190

258,300

31.62%

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