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Council approves grant-funded message board and opioid-settlement purchases of AEDs
Summary
Barrington Town Council accepted three fire-department procurement items: a grant-supported mobile electronic message board with camera and radar monitor, and two purchases of automated external defibrillators (10 and 6 units) to be funded from previously authorized sources. All three motions passed 5-0.
The Barrington Town Council on Monday approved three separate fire-department procurements: a mobile electronic message board with camera and radar traffic-speed monitor, and 16 automated external defibrillator (AED) units in two separate purchases.
Fire Department staff told the council the mobile electronic message board offer arrived through a federal/state emergency-management grant program. The town will acquire the unit and be reimbursed up to the grant amount; the winning vendor’s quote totaled $40,322.50. The motion specified use of the awarded grant funds and the fire-department equipment capital reserve. The council approved that motion 5-0.
On a separate set of motions, the council approved awards to Life Support Systems (Dedham, Mass.) for AEDs: one quote for 10 outdoor-capable AED units at $30,719.50, and a second quote for six replacement AEDs at $11,261.79. Council documents and the fire chief’s memo said the 10-unit purchase follows an earlier town authorization to use opioid settlement funds for public-access defibrillators; the six-unit purchase was described as replacement units also funded from National Opioid Litigation Settlement proceeds. Both motions passed 5-0.
During discussion council members and a Parks & Recreation representative reviewed recommended placement for the AEDs at a set of parks and fields, including Barrington High School, Barrington Middle School, Haines Park and others. The mobile message board was described as useful for emergency messaging, events, and temporary traffic notifications; the vendor quote included an on-board camera and radar speed-detection function.
Financial and procurement notes: the message board is a grant-assisted purchase (town purchases, then is reimbursed under the Homeland Security program); the AED purchases were paid through previously authorized municipal funding lines (fire equipment capital reserve and opioid settlement funds). Vendor names and pricing were entered into the council motions.
Votes at a glance: All three motions passed unanimously, 5-0.
