Cable ambulance service faces multiple issues, director reports
(WorldNews Politics)

The Great Divide Ambulance Service was a major topic at the Town of Cable`s annual meeting Wednesday, July 22, as about 45 townspeople heard reports regarding operational challenges faced by the 10-township ambulance agency. Townspeople then voted to authorize the service to purchase a building on Highway 63 to provide living quarters for emergency medical personnel. Great Divide Ambulance Service business manager Laura Bjork said the agency recently settled a lawsuit against them concerning employee overtime for more than $350,000. The agency hired a human resources specialist from Duluth who helped draw up and implement an employee handbook. The ambulance service added overtime wages and...