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Newport approves 7-year lease-purchase with Stryker for cardiac monitors and CPR devices
Summary
The Newport commission authorized a seven-year lease agreement with Stryker Sales LLC to acquire three cardiac monitors and two CPR devices for the fire/EMS department, including maintenance and battery coverage.
The Board of Commissioners authorized the city manager to execute a seven-year lease-purchase agreement with Stryker Sales LLC on Jan. 13 to acquire three cardiac monitors and two automated CPR devices for the city’s fire/EMS department.
Fire Chief Paluso described the equipment as expensive but necessary and said the lease structure spreads payments over seven years while including annual preventative maintenance, parts, labor and 24/7 customer support. “We will get battery coverage for the 7 years as well,” Paluso said, noting that replacement batteries can be costly when purchased separately.
Paluso said the initial city estimate for the package was about $60,000 per year but the finalized figure is “just over $48,000 a year,” which he compared to the cost of a single monitor without accessories. The lease includes an option to buy the equipment outright at the end of the term and Stryker will take the city’s older equipment as part of the agreement.
Board members asked whether other departments have worked with the vendor; Paluso said the vendor has a good regional reputation and noted a sales representative (Miss Quigley) had been unable to attend the meeting. Commissioners voted on the order authorizing the city manager to execute the short-form lease agreement; the roll call recorded the motion carried.
Why it matters: the lease provides upgraded cardiac-monitoring and CPR equipment for Newport’s emergency medical services, includes maintenance and battery replacement for the lease term, and spreads cost over multiple years rather than a single capital outlay.
Details and next steps: the agreement covers parts, labor, travel time for service and a buyout option at the lease’s end. The package does not include an automatic equipment upgrade during the seven-year term, according to the fire chief. The commission moved and seconded the order and approved it by roll call.
Quotations in this article come from Fire Chief Paluso as recorded in the Jan. 13 meeting transcript.
