Fire district reports ~$225,000 GEMT refund and clean SFY2024 audit

What the records say

The packet for the Marysville Fire District's April 15, 2026 board meeting includes the approved minutes of the March 18, 2026 regular meeting, in which Finance Director Chelsie McInnis reported two GEMT-related financial items ¹. First, the Washington State Health Care Authority notified the district of a refund owed due to an early 2025 payment error on GEMT claims; the refund of the overpayment was reported as processed and included in the March consent agenda's Capital Fund expenditures approval, with a total of approximately $225,000 ¹. Second, the SFY2024 GEMT cost report audit performed by Myers and Stauffer closed with a clean outcome, with a minor $6.55 reduction in cost-per-transport and fewer cost-allocation adjustments than the prior year's audit; the final SFY2024 cost per transport was $4,254.57 ¹. The March consent agenda, which contained the refund item, passed unanimously ¹.

• The Washington State Health Care Authority notified the district of a refund tied to an early 2025 payment error on GEMT claims; the refund of overpayment was reported as processed and included in the March consent agenda Capital Fund expenditures approval, totaling approximately $225,000.
• The SFY2024 GEMT cost report audit, performed by Myers and Stauffer, closed with a clean outcome.
• The audit produced a minor $6.55 reduction in cost-per-transport and fewer cost-allocation adjustments than the previous year; the final SFY2024 cost per transport was $4,254.57.
• The March 18, 2026 consent agenda containing the refund item passed unanimously.

Why it matters

GEMT reimbursements are a meaningful revenue stream for fire districts, and a roughly $225,000 adjustment tied to a payment error is material to the district's finances, which are funded by Marysville residents. The clean audit outcome indicates the district's GEMT cost reporting for state fiscal year 2024 was reviewed without adverse findings. ¹

What changed / what's next

• A GEMT refund of approximately $225,000 related to an early 2025 payment error was processed and included in the district's March 2026 consent agenda expenditures approval, and the SFY2024 GEMT audit closed clean ¹.
• The minutes state the refund was included in Capital Fund expenditures approval but do not explicitly state whether the roughly $225,000 flows to or from the district; the direction of the funds is not clear from this packet ¹.
• The minutes use the acronym GEMT without spelling it out and do not detail how the refund amount was calculated ¹.
• The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome.