11/18/2025
Boise County is growing fast, and our EMS system deserves stable, creative support. I want to share an idea I’ve been developing, one that began with local businesses and expands into a county-wide opportunity to strengthen our emergency response.
It started with this simple thought:
What if our businesses could ask customers to “round up” their purchases to support Boise County EMS?
Pennies at a time… but multiplied across the entire county, especially during tourist season.
Here’s the truth:
Tourists are already our best tippers.
They come here because they love Boise County, and they’re more than happy to chip in a buck or two when it has a clear purpose. This gives them a meaningful way to support the community they enjoy without raising taxes on locals.
Businesses could even receive a small percentage for participating, turning it into a benefit, not a burden.
That concept has grown into something even more useful:
A voluntary “Round Up for EMS” option on county permits, filings, and tax payments.
No mandates. No new tax.
Just community power, multiplied.
I’m putting it forward publicly because Boise County needs solutions that come from within, practical, local, and ready to implement.
If we want faster response times, better equipment, and true EMS stability, we need to think creatively.
Round Up for EMS.
Locals helping locals and visitors helping the place they love.
Would love your thoughts.
Dylan Stocker