The Odessa City Council on Nov. 25 unanimously approved three related items to support public-safety equipment and emergency medical services.

Chief Kirki asked the council to accept a $5,000 donation from Occidental Petroleum to replenish med kits and 'stop the bleed' equipment kept in Odessa Police Department vehicles. “We will then spend, for med kits,” Chief Kirki said when describing the planned use.

Chief Cotton described a second Oxy-funded request to replace personal protective equipment for rescue personnel and said the planned purchases mirror the police request. Council members moved and approved both donations by voice vote.

The council also authorized acceptance of state Ambulance Services Supplemental Payment Program (ASSPP) funds of about $134,000 to cover indigent ambulance runs and related unreimbursed costs. Chief Cotton said the ASSPP is state funding and is an annual request the city must file to receive; councilors confirmed the amount would be recorded as approximately $134,000.

All three items were approved without opposition. Councilors said staff would manage the expenditures through the appropriate departmental budgets.