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Council OKs $281,148 purchase for replacement SCBA equipment with federal grant reimbursement (Ordinance 2025-49)
Summary
Council adopted Ordinance 2025-49 authorizing up to $281,147.90 to replace SCBA equipment for the Fire Department; the Department of Homeland Security Assistance to Firefighters Grant is expected to reimburse $267,759.90, leaving a city contribution of $13,388.00.
Council adopted Ordinance 2025-49 authorizing the Safety/Service Director to purchase replacement Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) equipment for the Fire Department at a cost not to exceed $281,147.90. According to the finance summary read at the meeting, the Department of Homeland Security Assistance to Firefighters Grant will reimburse $267,759.90, yielding a city contribution of $13,388.00. Funding will come from the Fire/EMS Capital Improvement Fund.
Council suspended the second- and third-reading requirement and adopted the ordinance the same night; the suspension motion and adoption were approved by a 7-0 roll call vote. The ordinance was entered in the minutes as Ordinance Number 2025-49.
