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Brentwood committee accepts state ARPA award to buy cardiac monitors for EMS
Summary
The Public Safety Committee approved an agreement with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to accept an ARPA-funded award to purchase cardiac monitors; the chief said the grant is a one-time opportunity and purchases will be reflected in the 2025 budget with a 90/10 match.
The Brentwood Public Safety Committee voted to enter into an agreement with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to accept an ARPA-funded award intended to purchase cardiac monitors for the city’s EMS operations.
Fire/EMS leadership told the committee the city applied for a one-time ARPA opportunity through the state Department of Health and Senior Services and received notice of award on election day. The chief said, “We did receive notice of award on election day,” and explained the purchase and reimbursement will occur in the 2025 budget cycle.
The chief said the award supports replacing planned purchases in the five-year capital improvement plan: the state assistance allows the city to move up the purchase while adjusting the CIP to reflect the grant. Committee members asked about the funding split; the chief said the grant is structured roughly as a 90/10 split and the city has already provided a 10% match based on a prior purchase the state allowed them to use.
A motion to enter into the agreement was moved and seconded. In the roll-call recorded in the transcript, Chairman Plowka and Alderwoman Sims recorded "Yes," Alderwoman Harter recorded "Yes," and the chair stated "Motion carries." The chief said the city will bring an amendment to the 2025 budget to reflect the purchase and reimbursement schedule.
What happens next: staff will present required documents to the appropriate city finance committee and process the purchase and reimbursement in the 2025 budget year.
