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Council authorizes ambulance purchase; discussion centers on grant, fabrication timing and short-term borrowing
Summary
The council authorized the purchase of a new ambulance under a Sourcewell contract; staff said a grant will cover the unit and additional equipment, the chassis is already being fabricated which shortens delivery time, and the city will use short-term borrowing to bridge timing to reimbursement.
The City Council approved a resolution March 4 authorizing the city manager to purchase a new ambulance for the Fire Department under a Sourcewell contract. City manager Dan Creighton told the council that the purchase will be fully funded by a grant secured with help from Nassau County legislator Pat Mullaney and that the vendor, Hendrickson, has already begun fabricating the unit.
Creighton said that having fabrication already under way could save “2 and a half to 3 years worth of fabrication time,” a point council members…
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