At their May 24 meeting, the Pflugerville City Council took unanimous action to request a joint meeting with the Travis County Emergency Services District No. 2 Board of Commissioners next week to continue negotiations for EMS and ambulance service, and for City staff to concurrently enter into contract negotiations with Allegiance Mobile Health in the event an agreement cannot be reached with Travis County ESD No. 2.
Just days after the Pflugerville City Council selected Travis County ESD No. 2 as its EMS provider, the City discovered that they were requesting an annual subsidy that was not consistent with the proposal of $291,906 that they had provided and discussed during their selection interview with City Council’s Public Safety Subcommittee in March. Instead, Travis County ESD No. 2 provided two options, $1,786,006 annually for service previously discussed, or $2,975,181 annually with the City of Pflugerville responsible for setting and collecting all EMS fees.
Following a discussion, Pflugerville City Council expressed a desire to continue working with Travis County ESD No. 2 and issued an invitation to the Travis County ESD No. 2 Board of Commissioners to meet and transparently develop an agreement. However, a requirement was set that this meeting occur next week to ensure enough time is provided for a final contract to be approved and transition from Acadian Ambulance Services in July.
The City of Pflugerville has been discussing the provision of emergency medical services for a year and a half, following Travis County ESD No. 2’s decision to withdraw ambulance services without additional funding from the City of Pflugerville on December 31, 2021. Travis County ESD No. 2 is funded by property tax and sales tax, and currently provides fire services for Pflugerville.
