Schertz City Council approved an amendment to its contract with Schertz EMS on Aug. 19. The city will be giving an extra $405,132 through fiscal year 2027-28, the remainder of the Schertz EMS contract.
At a glance
Schertz joins other Northeast San Antonio cities, such as Universal City, Cibolo, Live Oak and Selma, that also approved an increase this summer.
Additional staff compensation, new personnel and legislative changes have all impacted the Schertz EMS budget. The estimated FY 2024-25 shortfall for the organization is $300,879, according to agenda documents.
The organization provides and organizes on-call medical services and transports for Northeast San Antonio cities, as well as Guadalupe County, Comal County ESD 6 and Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.
Schertz EMS Director Jason Mabbitt said the average response time on calls in Schertz is 8.3 minutes.
Cost to the city
The city contributed $791,273 in FY 2024-25, according to agenda documents. Like Selma, Schertz chose an option to increase funding by 35% for FY 2025-26, followed by 5% increases in FY 2026-27 and FY 2027-28.
The other option provided by Mabbitt was to increase by 20% in FY 2025-26 and 2026-27, followed by a 5% increase in FY 2027-28.
Contributions will increase to over $1.19 million in FY 2027-28, according to agenda documents.
