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Commissioners approve $10,119 impact-fee purchase of five IV pumps for EMS trucks
Summary
Washington County EMS requested and the board added to the consent agenda an impact-fee purchase of five IV pumps totaling $10,119.20 to equip ambulances after the hospital recalled shared pumps; staff said two pumps are required per truck and further purchases will be requested later.
Washington County EMS requested approval to spend impact-fee funds to purchase five intravenous (IV) infusion pumps for county ambulances after a local hospital reclaimed pumps the county had been borrowing.
"They've been gracious. They've allowed us to use them. They've gotten so busy that they've had to pull the pumps back, so we're having to buy these for the truck now," said Mister Truett, speaking for EMS. Truett told the board the county needs two pumps per ambulance and that today’s request is for five pumps because available impact-fee funds were insufficient to buy the full set needed for all vehicles. He asked for approval to spend $10,119.20 from impact fees to buy five pumps and said he would return later to request funds to complete the fleet as the impact-fee balance grows.
A commissioner confirmed the price per unit was about $2,000 and asked whether the purchase covered five pumps; Truett affirmed both points. There were no objections in the workshop and the board agreed to add the purchase to the consent agenda for formal approval.
The transcript records the board’s verbal assent to add the item to the consent agenda; no roll-call vote or contract details were recorded in the workshop minutes. Staff said further purchases will come back to the board when impact-fee funds are available.
