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Irondale approves purchase of wheelchair-accessible senior center bus after collision
Summary
Council approved purchase of a 2025 StarCraft AllStar E450 for the Irondale Senior Activity Center at a cost not to exceed $115,780; the van being replaced was totaled after a rear-end collision and insurance proceeds plus senior activity funds will cover the balance.
The Irondale City Council on Tuesday approved purchasing a 2025 StarCraft AllStar E450 for the Senior Activity Center for up to $115,780 after the center’s previous van was totaled in a rear-end collision.
Julie Wright, director of the Irondale Senior Activity Center, told the council the van that was totaled was not wheelchair accessible, and the replacement will be. “The van that we want... were not wheelchair accessible,” Wright said, explaining the decision to buy a wheelchair-accessible vehicle.
Wright said the city has received roughly $42,000 in insurance proceeds and will cover the remaining cost from the senior activity account. She told councilmembers the replacement bus is on the lot and that a second similar vehicle is expected through a regional planning commission grant in 2026.
Council members asked about budget and delivery timing; Wright said the bus was on the lot and keys could be obtained quickly. The council moved the purchase to the consent agenda and approved the resolution authorizing the purchase by voice vote as part of the consent package.
The resolution (20 25 r 1 57) authorizes purchasing the specified vehicle from Transportation South Inc., doing business as The Bus Center, via the Sourcewell cooperative purchasing contract.
