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Garfield County commissioners authorize purchase of AED and CPR masks for senior center and transit
Summary
Commissioners authorized Senior Center staff to order an automated external defibrillator (AED) and approved purchase of CPR masks for the county's senior center and transit operations; staff will pursue procurement through the Health Center for the AED and purchase masks online.
Annette Thomas, representing the county's senior services, told the Garfield County commissioners on Feb. 4 that the senior center and county transit need an automated external defibrillator (AED) and CPR masks.
County leadership agreed Thomas could proceed with ordering an AED—potentially sourced through the local Health Center—and purchase CPR masks via an online vendor. Chairman Kelly Witt and Vice-Chair Carla McWilliams signaled support; the transcript records that commissioners "agreed for Annette to go ahead and get an AED Machine ordered possibly through the Health Center and order the CPR Masks from Amazon." The decision was recorded as board direction, not a formal roll-call vote.
The authorization is intended to improve emergency response capability at county facilities and on transit routes that serve older adults. The county did not specify a delivery date, model, or exact cost in the meeting. Thomas will return with procurement details or receipts if required by county purchasing rules.
The board continued with other agenda items and recessed for lunch at noon. The meeting reconvened at 1:00 p.m. and adjourned at 5:00 p.m.
