Calexico Considers Boosting Ambulance Service Fees by 50 Percent
The Calexico City Council is scheduled to vote on a proposal to increase ambulance service fees by 50%. The current fee is $1,700 per call, and the proposed increase would raise it to $2,500. This adjustment aims to cover operational…
Yuma El Centro, AZ, October 30, 2026 — The Calexico City Council is slated to consider a proposal that would significantly increase the fees for ambulance services. The council is scheduled to vote on a measure that seeks to raise the current rate by 50%.
If approved, the cost of an ambulance call would rise from $1,700 to $2,500. This proposed adjustment is intended to address the financial needs of the city’s ambulance service.
Officials state that the fee increase is necessary to cover ongoing operational costs and to bolster the financial stability of the service. A key component of this plan includes the potential operation of a second ambulance, which the increased revenue is expected to help fund or support.
The specifics regarding the exact operational costs that the increase aims to cover and the detailed financial projections for the ambulance service were not provided in the summary. Similarly, the timeline for the potential implementation of the new fee structure, should the council approve the proposal, was not detailed.
The council’s vote will determine whether the ambulance service fees will be adjusted to the proposed $2,500 per call rate.
Story summarized from the original created by Carolina Garcia on kyma.com, see more information here.
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