Hartford City Council approved a Resolution on Tuesday, January 13 which will authorize continued conversations regarding county-wide Emergency Medical Services. 

Hartford City Administrator Steve Volkert says the approval will allow the discussions to continue.

"This is regarding the possibility of Washington County putting together a county-wide EMS service. We are not the first county to do so of some sort. The deal is, we would continue to have everything exactly the same way as it currently is, however, it would become a part of the levy for the county and not a levy for the city. We are interested in continuing to talk."  

The City of Hartford has been on a 10-year plan to increase staffing in order to address a growing call volume for EMS services. Due to the state imposed levy limits, the ability for the city to increase its staff has been halted due to shrinking limits for increased levy.

The development of the county-wide EMS system is under discussion.