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Board endorses draft emergency-vehicle procurement requirements; members discuss funding and rotation
Summary
Staff proposed a set of criteria for county support of fire and EMS apparatus purchases (need assessment, grant pursuit, used/demo preference, sell replaced units); the board agreed to add the requirements to bylaws, raised the threshold toward $400,000 and discussed setting aside $1.4 million in carryover for apparatus planning.
County staff presented draft requirements Sept. 24 intended to standardize county participation in emergency-vehicle purchases and to limit financial risk from rising apparatus costs. The draft asks departments to establish documented need, seek grant funding when practical, consider used or demo apparatus before new custom builds, sell replaced units and contribute toward purchases when vehicles are dual-titled.
Staff said the county…
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