NEW BERLIN – The Village of New Berlin is scheduled to hold an emergency meeting tonight at 6 p.m. after the Town of Columbus announced earlier this month it was leaving the shared service to joined the Sherburne ambulance service instead.

Columbus officials had voice concerns over management of the New Berlin service and its financial burdens before making the decision.

The New Berlin service is currently managed by the Village of New Berlin, who contracts with three neighboring municipalities. But due to loss of income, village and town officials have been searching for possible private alternatives in recent months.

For several years the New Berlin Ambulance Service has been paid for by a contract between the Village of New Berlin, the Town of New Berlin, the Town of Columbus and the Town of Pittsfield.

Town of New Berlin officials said the service currently covers a 12 to 15 mile radius around the Village of New Berlin. The towns of New Berlin, Columbus and Pittsfield collectively pay about $100,800 to the village for coverage, and according to village documents, from June 2017 through May 2018 the service has cost the village $399,216.

Officials said Monday's emergency meeting would involve the New Berlin Ambulance service and the recent decision by the Town of Columbus to pullout out of it over financial concerns.