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Fire chief requests county funds for spare aerial apparatus; plan relies on insurance reimbursement and surplus sales
Summary
Paulding County fire chief requested a $65,000 purchase of a spare aerial apparatus, proposing $49,000 from insurance proceeds and $16,000 from the fire tax fund with offset by sale of three surplus single-cab engines; discussion recorded but no vote in transcript.
Paulding County Fire Chief Barbour Brewbaker asked commissioners to approve the purchase of a spare aerial apparatus to restore redundancy after two aerial units were out of service.
Chief Brewbaker said the department received $49,000 from an insurance payout for damage to engine apparatus and is requesting $16,000 from the fire tax fund to reach a total purchase price of $65,000. To offset that expense, the chief proposed declaring three single-cab engine apparatus surplus and selling them; Brewbaker said proceeds from those surplus sales are expected to cover the $16,000 local contribution.
Brewbaker told the board that at the time he started in November the department lacked both aerial apparatus and that having a spare aerial is important for citizen protection and operational redundancy. No formal motion or recorded vote on the purchase, surplus declaration or sale of vehicles is recorded in the provided transcript; the chief said the transaction should be essentially revenue-neutral after insurance and surplus sales.
Staff and commissioners asked no substantive follow-up questions in the transcript portion provided and the item moved on to other business.
