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Board of Public Safety approves donations, contracts and permits; demolition bids taken under advisement
Summary
At the May meeting the board unanimously accepted multiple equipment donations for public safety, approved a nearly $2 million fire apparatus contract, accepted donated radios, approved several special-event permits and took low demolition bids under advisement.
The City of Evansville Board of Public Safety approved a series of motions during its meeting, including acceptance of equipment donations, a major fire apparatus contract and multiple special-event permits.
Police department donations accepted from the Evansville Police Foundation included an e-bike rack with ramp, a boot-polishing machine and a DJI Avata 2 drone and accessories. The board also approved acceptance of a donation of 70 Harris P7200 portable radios from the Lexington, Kentucky, fire department; the radios were described as critical stopgap equipment while the city replaces aging Motorola radios that cost about $5,000 each.
The board approved a contract with Fire Service, Inc., for the purchase of a fire apparatus at $1,999,000. Deputy Chief Kim Garrett presented the request; the motion to approve carried after a second. The board also approved surplusing of broken or unneeded fire equipment (hose dryers at Station 3, dive…
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