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6 15 . In May 1994 , the Board of Commissioners approved an EMS franchise for Johnston Ambulance Service, a private ambulance provider . This initiative allowed the County to discontinue providing convalescent transport service, which allowed limited resources to be to redirected to higher priority aspects of emergency medical services. 16 . The County began purchasing modular ambulances, with the chassis and ambulance box as two separate components . This initiative allows the County to refurbish, not replace, ambulances after approximately 150 , 000 miles . The cost of replacing the chassis only is about $16 , 000 , instead of $65 , 000 to $70 , 000 to replace the entire ambulance. 17 . The County routinely uses cars that the Sheriff ' s Department has taken out of service. These vehicles can generally give an additional 50 , 000 miles of service when reallocated to other departments before being sold at auction. 18 . Redesigned the merit pay plan to include performance awards as a one time payment which do not become part of base annual salary. When compared to the previous merit pay plan, this change is estimated to save $1 .7 million over a five year period. 19 . Implemented two Incentive Programs: the Savings Count program, which is an employee suggestion program; and the You Can Count on Us program, which is a team achievement awards initiative. 20 . Completed a comprehensive review of the employee health insurance plans to identify cost saving options for Board of Commissioners consideration, providing potential cost savings in the range of $160 , 000 to $330 , 000 . 21 . Through enhanced management and education on Federal wage-hour requirements and implementation of the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act Section 7 (k) exemption in Emergency Management Services, reduced annual costs for overtime pay by approximately $100 , 000 for 1994-95 .