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EDC approves funding for fire command vehicle; council debates whether to accept EDC-funded purchase
Summary
The Hollywood Park Economic Development Corporation approved a proposed budget that includes funding for a new fire command vehicle. Council members debated whether the city should accept an EDC-funded vehicle or repurpose existing vehicles and whether the department truly needs a dedicated command vehicle now.
The Hollywood Park Economic Development Corporation voted to approve an EDC budget that includes purchase of a fire department command vehicle, prompting a protracted council discussion about necessity, timing and alternative uses of existing vehicles.
EDC materials reviewed by staff and distributed to council show the EDC projects roughly $200,000 in available capital and recommended, among other line items, $80,000 of capital outlay toward police and $72,050 toward a fire department vehicle. At the workshop council members debated whether the department requires a dedicated command vehicle, whether an existing retired police vehicle should be outfitted instead, and whether EDC revenues should be used for equipment the city might otherwise budget for in the general fund.
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