STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve County Ambulance District has released the minutes of the July 20 board meeting and the agenda for Monday’a special bid opening meeting.
STE. GENEVIEVE COUNTY
AMBULANCE DISTRICT
Regular Open – Board Meeting Minutes
Place: Ste. Genevieve County Ambulance District House 1
3 Basler Dr, Ste. Genevieve, MO 63670
July 20, 2026
CALL TO ORDER:
Ernie Weiler called the regular meeting to order at 5:14 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:
Chairperson, Ernie Weiler, Sub-District 1
Secretary, Nick Werner, Sub-District 3
Treasurer, Carl “CJ” Okenfuss, Sub-District 5
Member, Dennis Jokerst, Sub-District 2
Member, Nathan Wolk, Sub-District 6
BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT:
Vice Chairperson, Bill Everett, Sub-District 4
EMPLOYEES PRESENT:
Dawn Sevier, EMT-P, Operations Supervisor
Mary Grieshaber, Office Manager
Dale Whitener, EMT-B
Tanner Hughes, EMT-P
RECOGNIZE VISITORS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT:
None
EMPLOYEES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD:
None
BOARD MEETING MINUTES: A motion was made and the June 15 th Regular Board Meeting minutes were approved:
APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING MINUTES:
Made the motion: Dennis Jokerst
Seconded the motion: CJ Okenfuss
In favor: All Opposed: None
TREASURER’S REPORT
The fiscal year financial statements continue to reflect the proceeds from the building loan, which causes both total revenue and total expenses to appear higher than budget due to the construction of the new station. Once the older house is sold, we can get the numbers adjusted with the accountant. A patient disputed a charge for an ambulance bill since he was transported by Air. Air Evac has a program that reimburses a set amount per air transport calls that we cannot collect payment on. We do render care to these patients prior to the patient being flown. Employees and their immediate family get billed for ambulance trips to insurance and any remaining balance is adjusted off.
The mowings at both house 3 locations are being kept up.
ACCEPTANCE OF BILL PAYMENTS AS PRESENTED:
Made the motion: CJ Okenfuss Seconded the motion: Nathan Wolk In favor: All Opposed: None
A motion was made to accept the Treasurer’s Report as presented: MOTION TO ACCEPT THE TREASURER’S REPORT: Made the motion: Nick Werner Seconded the motion: Dennis Jokerst In favor: All Opposed: None
A motion was made to accept write-offs in the amount of $16,227.37 as presented. MOTION TO ACCEPT $16,227.37 TO BE WRITTEN OFF: Made the motion: Dennis Jokerst Seconded the motion: Nathan Wolk In favor: All Opposed: None
DIRECTOR ‘S REPORT:
June
Total Calls 219
Emergency 143
House 1 76
House 2 38
House 3 29
Transfers 75
House 1 21
House 2 25
House 3 29
PR/Standbys 0
House 1 0
House 2 0
House 3 0
2026 YTD Calls 1319
June 2025 Calls 235
Emergency 177
Transfers 56
PR/Standbys 2
2025 YTD Calls 1397
June 2024 Total Calls 223
Emergency 156
Transfers 62
PR/Standbys 5
2024 YTD Calls 1297
Call volume is down slightly from last year.
Equipment
The generators were serviced today. House 2’s generator did not kick on during an outage this past weekend.
911
The digital radio system upgrade has been completed with the new radios in service. Since the upgrade, we were able to radio from St Joseph Hospital to Dispatch & it was clear. Zello is not up to date yet.
Staff
We still have one open full-time open spot. We are going to interview an EMT & a paramedic tomorrow for PRN. Hopefully, we will find a paramedic to fill the open full-time spot to keep us medic heavy. We do have a pregnant medic that is expected to go out on leave in a few months.
House 1
The walk-through bay door and awning has been completed.
House 2
We are still waiting to get the bids on the flooring for House 2.
Training
The new EMT class is due to be starting with the start of the new school year. It is still unknown how many students there will be. Two of the students that graduated in May took the EMT test and both did not pass. The testing format has changed which is making it harder to pass. One of the students is going to retake the test as she would like to work in the field. The other is going to nursing school so it is unclear if she will retest. Yes, we will hire the one if she passes. Grant
We have received the first round of GEMT grant funding and are expecting another payment. A grant has been submitted to SAMHSA this past week for Rural Healthcare Reform. Another will be submitted by the end of the month for the Community Paramedicine Program. MO EMS Conference Kendall will be attending the MO EMS conference August 10-13. A motion was made to approve the Director’s Report
APPROVAL OF DIRECTOR’S REPORT: Made the motion: CJ Okenfuss Seconded the motion: Nick Werner In favor: All Opposed: None
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
House 3 – Sale of the 10774 Highway 32 Building There have been two packets picked up. So far, no bids have been made. The bids are due back August 3 rd at 1:00 p.m. The bids will be opened at 5 p.m. on the 3rd with at least two board members present. If an acceptable bid is not received, we will discuss further at the August 17th regular meeting.
NEW BUSINESS
None The regular meeting adjourned.
ADJOURNMENT:
Meeting ended: 5:47 p.m. Made the motion: Nick Werner Seconded the motion: CJ Okenfuss In favor: All Opposed: None
NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING:
The bid opening for the old House 3 is Monday, August 3rd at 5 p.m. The next regular meeting is Monday, August 17th at 5:15 p.m. at House 1. Minutes submitted by Mary Grieshaber 7/21/2026
STE. GENEVIEVE COUNTY
AMBULANCE DISTRICT
Special Bid Opening Meeting
Tentative Agenda Date: Monday, August 3, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.
Place: Ste. Genevieve County Ambulance District House 1
3 Basler Drive, Ste Genevieve MO 63670
Call to Order:
Roll Call of Board: Recognize Visitors for Public Comment: Employees to Address the Board:
New Business:
Bid Opening – Sale of House 3 Property at 10774 Highway 32
Special Closed Session: Section 610.021(3) General Board Comments: Adjournment: