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Commission approves sole-source purchase of Knox safes for ambulances
Summary
The commission approved a sole-source purchase of Knox Company safes to secure controlled medications on ambulances, citing repeated malfunctions with older safes and DEA-regulation concerns; staff said the purchase will come from capital funds and requested approval of $50,720.
Staff described repeated malfunctions of aging medication safes in ambulances and said the Knox Company is "the only known source of med faults that meets EMS requirements" and can integrate with existing ambulance IT systems. Staff said the safes have had support issues and that the county has needed to break into safes to access medications; they asked for approval of a capital purchase totaling $50,720.
A commissioner moved to sign the Knox Company's request form and approve the purchase; the motion was seconded and the commission voted in favor (ayes recorded). Staff said the purchase would come out of capital funds and noted an unencumbered capital balance of $151,062.27 at the time of the request. No amendment or alternate funding source was adopted at the meeting.
