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Charleston finance committee approves package of vehicles and a high-tech training mannequin
Summary
The Charleston Finance Committee on Jan. 5 approved nine resolutions authorizing the purchase of 11 vehicles for multiple city departments and a SIM MAN ALS training mannequin for the fire department; officials said all items were budgeted and will be procured under competitively sourced statewide contracts.
The Charleston Finance Committee approved nine resolutions on Jan. 5 authorizing the city to buy 11 vehicles for multiple departments and a SIM MAN ALS training mannequin for the Fire Department, officials said.
Michaud, a city staff member who presented the items, told the committee that the purchases had been budgeted for the current fiscal year and would be procured under competitively sourced statewide contracts. "All of these are items that were budgeted this fiscal year. All of these come in under budget," Michaud said while listing vehicle types and prices.
The package included a Ford F-150 crew cab for the engineering department ($44,700); an F-150 extended cab for General Services ($42,396); an F-150 extended cab for Parks and Recreation ($42,396); an F-150 regular cab for the Street Department ($37,968); two Jeep Compass Trailhawks for Development Services ($33,129 each, total $66,258); three Jeep Trailhawks for Parking Systems ($33,149 each, total $99,387); a 15-passenger Chevy van for Parks and Recreation ($45,459); a SIM MAN ALS training mannequin with accessories and technical coverage for the Fire Department ($51,103.95); and a Chevy Express 2500 cargo van for the Police Department ($38,747).
Chair (name not stated) moved the meeting through each item; a committee member made the motions to adopt the resolutions and the chair declared each resolution adopted by voice vote after members responded "aye." Michaud confirmed that the vehicle purchases were being made pursuant to the West Virginia state contract so the city could "piggyback" on competitively bid statewide deals.
Discussion during the mannequin item noted the device’s advanced training capability. Michaud described it as "a very high-tech robot mannequin" that can be programmed with various symptoms; a committee attendee added that it "groans, it moans, it bleeds," noting the value for paramedic training.
All nine resolutions on the agenda were adopted without recorded roll-call tallies in the transcript; the chair declared each "aye" vote carried. No amendments or oppositions were recorded in the meeting transcript. The committee adjourned after completing the agenda.
The purchases are scheduled to proceed under the contracts and budgets cited in the meeting; no additional procedural steps or final council approvals were specified in the transcript portion provided.
