The Pella City Council will consider the final resolutions needed to transfer the non-profit Pella Community Ambulance into a city-run service at a special meeting this evening.

The council will officially review the final transfer agreement, service fees, and an offer of employment to current Pella Community Ambulance staff. The service is expected to run as it does now until the end of the year, before new agreements will be drafted with area townships and communities relying on the service outside of the Pella city limits. Pella Ambulance Chief Greg Higginbotham says the move is necessary as the current non-profit organization has found financial difficulty due to increased service runs and lower reimbursement rates for many patients.

An amendment to a cost sharing agreement with RDP Holdings for the Southwest Truck Sewer Extension project, an award of contract for that construction, and temporary and perpetual easements related to the effort are all on the agenda as well.

The special Pella City Council meeting begins at 6:00 this evening in the Pella Public Safety Complex, and is available to listen to online here: https://join.me/CityofPella