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Cushing Selectboard votes to buy five fire-department air packs; town vote required to release funds
Summary
The Selectboard voted 5-0-0 to cancel leasing and instead purchase five self-contained breathing apparatus (air packs) for the fire department; staff told the board releasing town funds will require approval at a town meeting and the staff member agreed to purchase pending that process.
The Cushing Selectboard voted unanimously May 12 to cancel a proposed lease of self-contained breathing apparatus and instead purchase five air packs for the town’s fire department.
The motion, made by Select Board member Tracey Bally and seconded by Craig Currie, passed 5-0-0. During discussion, staff member Clarence Flanders told the board that the town would need to authorize release of funds at a town meeting for the purchase to proceed; Clarence indicated he would arrange to acquire the five units pending that process.
The decision replaced an earlier plan to lease air packs. Board members said the town must follow the formal town-meeting process to spend municipal funds; the minutes note that purchasing rather than leasing was intended to address long-term equipment needs. The minutes do not list a purchase price, vendor name, or the specific model of air packs to be bought.
Next steps: staff will prepare pricing and funding details for inclusion on a future town-meeting warrant so voters can authorize the expenditure. The Selectboard recorded the vote as 5-0-0.
Clarifying details: the minutes state the town will need a vote to release funds; the purchase was approved by motion at the May 12 meeting but is contingent on that later town vote.
