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Select Board approves Helen Brown Trust spending for medication safes and paramedic simulator
Summary
The Select Board voted to spend $23,718 from the Helen Brown Trust to replace failing medication safes with encrypted, cloud‑enabled units and to buy an i‑simulator for paramedic training; the trust is interest‑only and retains designated ambulance and fire balances.
The Select Board voted Feb. 4 to use $23,718 from the Helen Brown Trust to buy encrypted medication safes and an i‑simulator for Peterborough Fire & Rescue and the town ambulance service.
Chair Tyler Ward moved to approve two purchase requests brought forward by Chief Walker; William Kennedy seconded and the motion carried with a majority in favor (one member was absent). Town minutes say the purchases will be paid from the Helen Brown Trust, an interest‑only account that began with a $100,000 gift and now shows designated balances of $532,642 for ambulances and $653,000 for the fire department.
Chief Ed Walker told the board the existing medication safes—devices that require two‑factor authentication using an RFID card and PIN—are failing and need replacement. The new safes will use encrypted, cloud‑based software that logs who accesses controlled medications, the minutes state. Deputy John Fahey described the i‑simulator as a training device that lets paramedics practice procedures and vary vital signs in real time during scenarios such as heart attacks and cardiac arrest.
The board’s approval covers both items together; the minutes record a motion by Chair Ward, a second by Mr. Kennedy and the motion carried. The minutes do not record a roll‑call tally beyond “majority in favor.”
The town’s meeting record directs readers to the department slideshow for more detail on specifications and costs.
