MAYVILLE — Chautauqua County officials have approved ambulance billing agreements with a number of municipalities and fire districts.

The legislature approved the Advanced Life Support-Basic Life Support joint prehospital agreements between the county Emergency Medical Services and the villages of Brocton, Cassadaga, Mayville and Westfield.

The legislature also approved ALS-BLS joint prehospital service agreements between the county EMS and the fire districts of Ashville, Cherry Creek, Ellery Center, Ellington, Hartfield, Kiantone and Ripley.

The resolutions were not discussed during the full legislature meeting; however, during committee meetings, county lawmakers were told that some of the municipalities and fire districts had yet to approve the agreements on their end. But with the county Legislature approving the resolutions, the billing can start with the approval of the local municipality or fire district.

Earlier this year, there was a change in the state law regarding billing for emergency medical services. The new legislation states an ambulance service which does not issue a bill for its services and which requests an ALS intercept shall pay the ambulance service providing the ALS intercept.

Fire departments can become their own billing agency or partner with the county EMS to handle the billing. But if they don’t do anything, the county EMS will be legally required to bill the local fire departments for Advance Life Support calls. That rate is $250.

There are 42 fire departments in the county, 35 which have ambulance services. Officials said they think just about every ambulance group will either become their own billing entity or partner with the county, so they don’t have to bill them $250 for Advance Life Support calls.

In other business:

¯ The legislature agreed to spend $111,800 for a jail needs assessment study. The money is coming from the federal government’s American Rescue Plan Act.

¯ The legislature approved an agreement with the village of Silver Creek and town of Hanover for enhanced police protection. The two municipalities will pay the Sheriff’s Office $567,671 for the additional coverage. The municipalities have had an agreement in place with the county since the Silver Creek Police Department was dissolved a number of years ago.

¯ The legislature agreed to pay the town of Chautauqua $5,824 for a room at the Chautauqua Municipal Building. This is a new contract. The room will be used by the Sheriff’s Office for training purposes.

¯ The legislature agreed to spent $141,703 so the town of Chautauqua can purchase a Mobitrac, conveyor and GPS equipment. They will be used in the south basin of Chautauqua Lake to clean out weeds that gather there. Along with the town and county of Chautauqua, others in the agreement include the village of Celoron, the Chautauqua Lake Association and the Chautauqua Harbor Hotel. The agencies will work together to remove the weeds and place them into a new off-loading site which will be established in Celoron.

¯ The legislature agreed to transfer a parcel in the city of Dunkirk to the Dunkirk Local Development Corporation. The property is at 401 Central Ave. and was previously First Niagara Bank.

¯ The legislature agreed to sell two parcels to the town of Ripley for $11,956, which is the amount owed in back taxes. The property is 137 W. Main St. and is an abandoned residence.

¯ The legislature agreed to sell three parcels located at 7 W. Chautauqua St. to the village of Mayville for $3,648. In the agreement, the village must split any profit with the county if it is resold. The property is the location of the former Mayville Diner, which was destroyed in an arson fire. Village officials have already spent $11,500 to clean it up. The village is permitted to cover its clean-up costs first with any sale, before splitting the money with the county.