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Committee backs recommendation to council for Police Department to buy retired ambulance
Summary
The Finance, Budget and Personnel Committee recommended that the common council approve Budget Resolution 08-2025 to allow the Police Department to purchase a retired ambulance from the city's EMS fleet; the motion passed by voice vote.
The Marshfield Finance, Budget and Personnel Committee recommended that the common council approve Budget Resolution 08-2025 to allow the Police Department to purchase a retired ambulance transferred from the city's EMS department.
Police Chief Jody Gurnick told the committee the vehicle type has been in the city fleet since the 1980s and serves as transport for personnel and equipment, a shelter in inclement weather and a mobile command post. “It's set up like a command post where we can devise plans and we can, keep track of our personnel that's actively involved in a case, from this vehicle,” Gurnick said.
Gurnick said the department lost its previous vehicle last summer when the motor failed beyond repair and that an ambulance vacated by the Fire Department provided a timely replacement opportunity. Staff recommended approval of Budget Resolution 08-2025 to proceed to the common council. A committee member moved and another seconded; after no discussion the committee voted by voice to recommend council approval and the motion passed.
The recommendation forwards the resolution to the common council for final action; the committee did not record a roll-call vote in the transcript.
