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Pulaski commissioners approve EMS equipment purchases; ambulance cancellation to be handled in joint session
Summary
Commissioners approved multiple EMS purchases — a Stryker cot conversion kit ($4,773.61), three radios ($18,972.74) and trauma/airway stat packs ($3,964.88) — and deferred final ambulance procurement decisions and any cancellation to the upcoming joint session.
Pulaski County commissioners approved several items requested by EMS staff and asked that ambulance replacement decisions be discussed in the upcoming joint session.
Speaker 8 presented four invoices that exceeded a $2,500 spending limit and three equipment quotes: a Stryker conversion kit priced at $4,773.61 to make current cots compatible with power-load systems, three Kenwood radios totaling $18,972.74 to outfit a new ambulance and an earlier purchase, and trauma / airway stat packs for $3,964.88 intended to replace cloth bags with more sanitary, wipeable cases. Speaker 8 said the department's year-end budget would still allow returning roughly $100,000 to the county if no other large purchases occur.
Commissioner motions approved the invoices and the three equipment purchases by voice vote. Speaker 8 also reported that a 2026 ambulance order had been asked to be canceled (to permit a 2025 demo unit), but recommended commissioners discuss the formal cancellation, budgeting and forecasting at the joint session with county budget staff and the vendor representative (Justin of McQueen) present.
No final vote on ambulance cancellation occurred at the meeting; commissioners asked for clearer budget numbers before an approval on replacement timing or cancelation.
