Information

Type: Deliberation

Department: COMM - 911

Directors' Update: Dec. 3, 2025

Business Meeting: Dec. 9, 2025

Summary:

A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN LEWIS COUNTY AND MEDIX AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC. FOR THE PROVISION OF 911 DISPATCH AND COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

Publications:

Cover Letter To: JD Fuiten 5475 NE Dawson Creek Hillsboro, OR 97124

Additional Copies To: Elizabeth Casteel

Resolution

WHEREAS, Lewis County 911, which is an emergency communications joint undertaking between Lewis County and several local jurisdictions formed via Interlocal Agreement approved via Resolution 25-139, requires reliable, professional dispatch services for emergency medical responses; and

WHEREAS, Medix Ambulance Service, Inc. (“Medix”) is a qualified provider of emergency medical services with the capability to deliver the dispatch services outlined in the attached Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Agreement, entered into on the 1st day of June 2025, provides for the following key terms:

• 24-hour telephone and radio call answering on agreed frequencies
• Incident evaluation and appropriate response dispatching
• Real-time status tracking of Medix units
• Logging of incidents with timestamps for call receipt, dispatch, and unit arrival
• Coordination between Medix units, fire departments, emergency services, and law enforcement
• Contracting of private sector resources upon request
• An annual fee of $115,824.00, payable in monthly installments of $9,652.00 

WHEREAS, Lewis County 911's Executive Board has approved this Agreement and has directed and authorized Lewis County to sign it; and

WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners finds that entering into this Agreement is in the best interest of the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Lewis County; and

WHEREAS, the Agreement has been duly executed by Elizabeth Casteel, Interim Director of Lewis County Communications, and by JD Fuiten, President of Medix Ambulance Service, Inc.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the BOCC of Lewis County hereby approves and ratifies the Agreement between Lewis County and Medix Ambulance Service Inc. for the provision of 911 dispatch and communications services, a fully executed copy of which is attached and incorporated herein by reference.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 9th day of December, 2025.