The first revenues from the new Lawrence County Emergency Medical Services should be coming in by the end of the month.

That was the report Lawrence County Commissioners received at its regular Thursday meeting.

Already Medical Claims Assistance, the billing agent out of Huntington, W.Va., has billed private insurers and will follow up with Medicare and Medicaid patients when the EMS receives its numbers allowing it to bill those receiving the government insurance.

Right now, the LCEMS is averaging 26 runs a day, according to Lori Morris of the LCEMS administrative staff.

The charge for a basic ambulance run is $650, plus $12 per loaded mile. Advanced life support runs are $750 for level 1 and $800 for level 2. Those are when such services as IVs and EKGs are required.

The commissioners also appointed 11 members to the 2011 Homeland Security Advisory Team. That committee will determine how the 2009 Homeland Security Grant of $74,000 just received will be spent.

On the team are EMS Director Mike Boster, LCEMS Director Buddy Fry, Ironton Fire Chief Tom Runyon, Ironton Police Chief Jim Carey, Sheriff Jeff Lawless, Commissioner Paul Herrell, Chesapeake Mayor Dick Gilpin, Fayette Township Trustee Perry Brock, County Emergency Response Coordinator Debbie Fisher, Tim Porter director of the Union-Rome Sewer District, and Lonnie Best, 911 director.

Lawless asked the commissioners if scrapped cruisers could be removed from his office’s inventory. The sheriff and Commission President Les Boggs also discussed the condition of the cars now on the road. The majority of the county cruisers have between 100,000 to 200,000 miles, the sheriff said.

“The fleet is worn out,” Lawless said. “We spend $80,000 in repairs.”

Boggs offered to meet with the sheriff to develop a plan to purchase new cars.

In other business the commission:

• Approved tie down agreements at the Lawrence County Air Park for Skyhawk Flying Club and Thomas Riley, each in the amount of $324;

• Approved a housing contract between the commission and the Scioto County Sheriff to house inmates at $48 a bed for a total of 10 beds;

• Extended the sale of dog tags through Feb. 28;

• Agreed to advance Ron Miller of Willow Wood, a quarterly lease payment of $1,050 while the commission renegotiates the lease. Miller owns land where an EMS tower stands;

• And received the weekly dog report where 36 dogs were destroyed and six sold. Currently there are 56 dogs in custody.