County officials are discussing steps to resolve bad debt that’s plaguing the ambulance service. About 7 percent of all charges billed by EMS result in bad debt, according to EMS director Brian Jennings.In the previous period from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014, EMS amassed $139,938 in bad debt. The total for the past three years is $477,117.In the 2013-14 fiscal year, EMS had $1.8 million in collected revenue, making the bad debts 7 percent of the total billed.Jennings presented these figures to the county’s Safety Committee, which has the option to pursue collections through the county attorney or with an outside collection agency.