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- Ambulance tax of $600, that was then voted down by voters in referendum, and passed again by the Council, overriding the will of voters, because the Council said voters were "misinformed"
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I'm really curious about this one. I've never understood why this was controversial. Most jurisdictions bill for ambulance services, so when I found Montgomery County's practice very surprising when the referendum came up.

They've always claimed that they just bill the insurance company, not individual. Has that not been true in practice? Or are you concerned about non-residents getting bills?[/quote]

To me, the issue was the voters spoke, and the Council overrode them. I don't really care what the issue is, if the voters choose one path via referendum (assuming it's legally possible to implement), the Council should respect that decision.[/quote]

Pure democracy is mob rule.

One might ask, who is billed $600 if you don't have insurance?[/quote]

This.  No one gets billed if you dont have insurance, and chances are your insurance company doesn't pay the full $600 even if you have insurance.  It's a way for county residents to pay LESS for emergency services because insurance will pick up some of the cost[/quote]

My insurance got billed and then I got billed for the remaining amount. It took six months and a lot of phone calls to get the remainder forgiven, and I had to get a council office involved. [/quote]

Do you know what the issue was? Did they think you weren't a resident or was it an administrative error?[/quote]

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