College Park redies for budget presentation

College Park is in negotiations with AMR for emergency medical transportation as well as other companies that provide services for the city. CONTRIBUTED

College Park is in negotiations with AMR for emergency medical transportation as well as other companies that provide services for the city. CONTRIBUTED

College Park continues to build relationships with AMR, the region’s primary emergency medical transport service and seeks to establish a comprehensive service agreement that will likely have a positive impact on South Fulton county.

In a news release, College Park Fire Chief Wade Elmore said he and staff are reviewing various agreement angles, tasked with ensuring the most favorable response capabilities with little or no additional funding commitments required by the city of College Park.

With the city’s budget nearly complete a specific outline and report are scheduled to be offered during the June 19 meeting of the College Park Mayor and Council.

College Park continues to examine efficiency in accepting utility payments, billing, tax payments and the renewal of various licenses. Occasionally, the City is presented with personal checks that are returned for insufficient funds. The recovery process to date, has been handled by Envision Payment Solutions, but the city has sought in-house means to resolve directly with SunTrust Bank, the city’s primary depository.

Construction of Fire Station No. 3 is progressing, with Elmore providing status updates. The project management firm DCH Inc. is geared up to provide a scheduled briefing during the July 17 meeting of the mayor and Council.