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Commission authorizes up to $25,000 in capital funds to repair ambulance engine
Summary
The commission authorized up to $25,000 in capital funds to repair a frontline ambulance after engine and fuel-system damage; presenters said repair is far cheaper than buying a new unit and the engine vendor can deliver next week.
Shane Grow, interim fire chief, and Autumn Baker, of the Bannock County Ambulance District, told the commission a frontline ambulance suffered engine and fuel-system damage and requires replacement of the fuel system and related components. "We lost an engine in 1 of our ambulances," Grow said, and Baker added that the fuel pump failure "sent shrapnel through the whole system," meaning several components must be replaced rather than only the pump.
Baker told the board the district was requesting up to $25,000 as a maximum estimate to return the vehicle to service and said the vendor (out of Salt Lake) can deliver the needed engine next Monday. The presenters said repairs can be done at the county transit-department shop on South 5th and noted that buying a new ambulance would be substantially more expensive and could take 18 months to two years to deliver. A commissioner moved to authorize up to $25,000 in capital funds for the repair; the motion carried on the record. The commission clarified on the record that the expenditure will come from capital funds (not county reserves) and assigned bill/payment processing to the county staff as presented.
