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Polk County court approves transfer for Lifepak 35 monitors, asks ambulance board to review lease
Summary
Polk County justices approved a transfer within Polk County EMS’s budget to pursue leasing eight Lifepak 35 monitors and related service coverage, while several justices asked that the ambulance board formally review the multi-year lease before county officials sign a contract.
Polk County justices voted on Sept. 30 to approve a transfer of existing EMS funds to cover an initial payment for a proposed five‑year lease of eight Lifepak 35 cardiac monitors from Stryker, while seeking formal blessing from the county ambulance board before signing the lease.
The transfer moves money within Polk County EMS’s budget so staff can start negotiations and secure lease pricing; the court did not sign a lease at the meeting. Dale Saffold, who presented the proposal as head of the EMS department, and Logan Cruz, a Stryker representative, answered technical and cost questions during nearly three hours of discussion.
The Lifepak 35 monitor package under discussion would include the monitors themselves plus five‑year ProCare service coverage for other Stryker equipment in use by Polk County EMS (cots, power‑load systems, compression devices and stair chairs). Stryker told the court the contract pricing quoted is Sourcewell…
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