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Bannock County approves $40,000 state grant to help buy Stryker power cot for ambulance district
Summary
County commissioners authorized acceptance and disbursement of a $40,000 state grant and approved a capital purchase of a Stryker auto-load kit and power cot costing $68,132.78; the ambulance district will provide a local match budgeted in FY26.
Bannock County commissioners on Tuesday approved acceptance of a $40,000 state grant and authorized disbursement to the county ambulance district to buy a Stryker auto-load kit and power cot that costs $68,132.78.
The vote followed a request from Ryan O'Hearn, who addressed the commissioners on behalf of the ambulance district. O'Hearn said the grant covers $40,000 of the purchase and that the district's local match will be $28,132.78, a cost planned in the FY26 capital outlay. The purchase will piggyback on a Sourcewell contract and procurement staff were involved in the process.
The ambulance district’s request included authorization for a purchase order signature and disbursement of grant funds. O'Hearn said the district had been “very fortunate” in securing grants recently: “We've been actually very fortunate and have done very well, particularly with this IO EMSA grant.”
Commissioners moved and approved the action; the transcript records an affirmative vote with commissioners saying “aye” to approve acceptance of the grant and the disbursement authorization.
The county will proceed with the purchase under the Sourcewell contract and the ambulance district will fund the local match from the FY26 capital outlay as planned. No additional fiscal details or a delivery timeline for the equipment were specified in the meeting transcript.
