On May 26, 2026 the Gering City Council is scheduled to approve Resolution 5-26-2, extending a long‑standing interlocal agreement with the City of Scottsbluff and Scotts Bluff County for funding ambulance services within the shared service area. The resolution acknowledges that the ambulance service provider has transitioned from Valley Ambulance Service, Inc. to Regional West Medical Center (RWMC) and commits Gering to four additional years of cost‑sharing contributions, increasing gradually from 4,929.96 in FY2026–27 to 5,231.76 in FY2029–30. While the core EMS contract with RWMC is not detailed here, the resolution cements RWMC’s role as the incumbent ambulance provider through at least June 30, 2030 and confirms that Gering budgets for this service under its General Fund ambulance line. For vendors, this is primarily incumbent intelligence and a signal of stable funding, opening doors for complementary offerings such as EMS equipment, training, data systems, medical billing support, and community paramedicine programs that could be marketed either directly to RWMC or to the participating jurisdictions.

Gering currently pays 3,794.76 per year under the prior agreement; the new term slightly increases t...