The City of Warren and Watson Township have entered into an agreement for the city to provide EMS services during the day in Watson.

Fire Chief Dave Krogler said during Monday’s special council meeting that the Watson Township supervisors contacted the city to enter into an agreement similar to the arrangement with a five-municipality commission approved months ago.

He said this next agreement would allow the city’s department “to be more appropriately compensated” for EMS service and added that the terms of this agreement are identical to the agreement with the commission.

The fee for a response is on a per-call basis — $300 per call or $150 in an instance where the city is dispatched but turned around enroute. The city will cover Watson from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The agreement significantly reduces the size of the bill for a response that goes to the township.

The fee – set at $500 for a response to a municipality where there is no agreement in place — is set by council annually as part of the city’s fee schedule.

Krogler told council that this agreement is separate because the township has a meeting conflict with the commission.

Mayor Dave Wortman called this move a “great additional step” of the “build out of the EMS program in the city and surrounding townships.”

Council on Monday also approved a settlement agreement as part of a property tax assessment appeal by Northwest Bank over 100 LIberty St. and 219-221 Second Ave.

Finance Officer Jessicca Byler said the city will receive about $6,000 in additional revenue given the terms of the settlement.