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Safety committee forwards police and fire capital requests, recommends setting aside ladder-truck funds
Summary
The safety committee reviewed police and fire capital requests including a generator, firearm replacements, AEDs and turnout gear, recommended equipment purchases and advised the finance committee to set aside funds toward a future ladder truck replacement.
The Wickliffe Safety Committee met Jan. 21 and recommended several police and fire capital items to move forward to the finance committee, and advised setting aside funds to replace the department's 1999 ladder truck.
Police Chief Bush presented a revised vehicle plan that reduces the original request by replacing a vehicle engine rather than purchasing a new car, and outlined equipment and building needs. Chief Bush reported the recommended bid for a generator was $66,530; he also proposed replacing aging Glock pistols with new models, using trade-ins and store credit to lower the net cost to $18,423. The police station fencing plan was phased, with phase one estimated at $14,000, and cabinetry for the booking room was estimated at $10,000. The department requested new AED units for the jail and patrol vehicles estimated at $7,490.
Fire Chief Grossman requested four sets of firefighting gear at about $3,400 per set to meet National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) guidance that gear not exceed 10 years in service. He also proposed creating individual dorm rooms in the current sleeping quarters, recommended upgrading the sprinkler system and fire-rated doors as part of station improvements, and urged the city to begin planning to replace the 1999 KME ladder truck. Finance Director Hunter reported $260,000 is currently set aside for future apparatus; the committee recommended the finance committee consider further set-aside or financing options for a replacement vehicle that could take roughly three years to arrive after order placement.
Committee members discussed trade-offs between buying used equipment and a new purchase, grant opportunities, and potential financing or leasing options. The committee voted to report the requests out of committee and to recommend the finance committee address funding for the ladder truck.
