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Committee OKs EMS cardiac monitors; $400,000 gift covers part of cost, remainder from county fund balance
Summary
Rutherford County commissioners approved buying 25 cardiac monitors for the emergency medical service after a $400,000 award from the Christy Houston Foundation and a request to use county unassigned fund balance to cover the remainder; the committee chose the option that includes a multi-year maintenance contract.
Rutherford County public-safety commissioners voted Tuesday to replace ambulance cardiac monitors after the Christy Houston Foundation awarded $400,000 toward the purchase and county leaders agreed to cover the remaining cost from the county's unassigned fund balance. The purchase covers 25 monitors and includes an optional multi-year maintenance contract that the committee approved. The county's emergency medical services director presented two purchase options and noted the difference between them was mainly a…
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