The Grundy County Commission on September 13th unanimously approved a pay increase for ambulance employees for the fourth quarter of the fiscal year. The pay increase involves raising the base pay to $14.50 per hour for emergency medical technicians and $20.00 per hour for paramedics. It also includes pay increases as presented in the information presented by Ambulance Director Sarah Porter last week, which involved raises for most current paramedics of $5.50 per hour. The pay for clerical and administrative will remain the same. The base pay is currently $11.50 per hour for EMTs and $14.50 per hour for paramedics. The billing director currently makes $15.49 per hour. Presiding Commissioner Phillip Ray said the changes would take effect on the first payday in the fourth quarter of 2022.