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Sheriff asks for AEDs for courthouse, jail and deputies; county to probe use of opioid-settlement funds
Summary
Sheriff Tony Helms presented a Cardiac Solutions proposal to place AEDs in the courthouse, jail and each deputy vehicle at a one-time cost of $97,000 (includes first-year monitoring) and $6,000 annually thereafter; the commission asked the sheriff and county attorney to research whether opioid funds can be used.
Sheriff Tony Helms arranged for a Cardiac Solutions representative to present a proposal to equip both floors of the Geneva County Courthouse, the jail and each deputy vehicle with automated external defibrillator (AED) units. The representative stated, "The cost for all AED units would be $97,000.00, which would include the monitoring service for the first year," and added that annual monitoring after the first year would total about $6,000 for all devices.
County Attorney Phil Eldridge asked whether the vendor had an opinion on using Opioid settlement funds to pay for the devices; the company representative said they did not have such an opinion but could provide some training with the units. The commission tasked Sheriff Helms and Attorney Eldridge with determining whether opioid-settlement funds or another permitted funding source could be used to purchase the AEDs before the county proceeds further.
No formal purchase motion was recorded at the Aug. 26 meeting; the matter was left as a follow-up action for staff to research funding options and training availability.
