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Struthers council committee asks staff to draft legislation to buy used EMS vehicle
Summary
At a Struthers City Council finance and legislation meeting, council members heard from Chief Agnon about a used emergency medical services vehicle and agreed to ask staff to prepare legislation for its purchase, noting available EMS account funds and plans to sell older apparatus to recoup costs.
Struthers City Council’s finance and legislation committee asked staff to prepare legislation to purchase a used EMS vehicle after Chief Agnon described an available unit that members called reliable and affordable.
Chief Agnon told the committee the city is pursuing grants for a new ambulance but that the used vehicle presented an “opportunity to buy something undervalued that would last you quite a while,” and that the city has funds available in its EMS account to cover the purchase. Committee members discussed selling two older units to recoup some cost and noted recurring revenue in the EMS account would cover ongoing costs.
Council members noted details they had reviewed, including vehicle records and mileage. One member said the unit “only has 60,000 miles on it,” and another cited a roughly $90,000 price mentioned during the discussion as the likely purchase figure; Chief Agnon and staff said that if council approved legislation, the purchase would proceed through the normal ordinance process.
No formal vote was taken; instead the committee asked staff to prepare the purchase legislation and bring it back to council. Committee members also discussed where new and retired vehicles would be stored once the purchase and subsequent fleet changes occur.
The committee did not set a final purchase date and said the legislation would return to the council for consideration. Staff and Chief Agnon left the meeting after the discussion.
