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Board approves new county position to upfit and maintain emergency‑vehicle radios and equipment
Summary
After extended discussion of cost, staffing and inventory, the board authorized advertising and inclusion in the FY27 budget for a county‑funded emergency vehicle installation specialist/radio technician to upfit and maintain radios and aftermarket equipment for sheriff, Wintergreen, volunteer fire/rescue squads and county vehicles, with Wintergreen offering a $20,000 annual subsidy.
The Nelson County Board of Supervisors on April 14 authorized the county to proceed with a request to create a full‑time, county‑funded Emergency Vehicle Installation Specialist/Radio Technician to install, program and maintain aftermarket emergency equipment and radios for law‑enforcement vehicles, volunteer fire apparatus, ambulances and county fleets.
Sheriff Embry presented the proposal, which the Emergency Services Council vetted and recommended. He said counties currently pay outside upfitters approximately $6,500 per patrol car and wait weeks…
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