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Monroe County approves routine items: ambulance write-offs, signatures extension and equipment lease; tax collector announces $7.5M distribution
Summary
The board approved a slate of routine items: write-offs of ambulance accounts ($451,950.48 and $80,256.67), extension of authorized signatures for 60 days, numerous bulk consent items and a $1,384,477.38 lease for LifePak equipment; the tax collector reported ~$7.5 million in unused fees with ~$5.2M to the county.
At the Nov. 12 meeting the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners approved a range of routine administrative, budget and procurement items. The board approved write-offs of aged ambulance receivables (811 Fire Rescue accounts totaling $451,950.48 and 136 ADPI ambulance accounts totaling $80,256.67) after staff reported collection efforts were exhausted. The board also extended existing authorized signatures for county warrants and legal documents for 60 days to ensure payroll and obligations are met.
The board approved a sole-source lease/contract to replace LifePak 15 defibrillators with LifePak 30 devices across the fleet with six annual payments of $230,746.23 (aggregate $1,384,477.38). Fire-rescue leadership said the LifePak 15 devices have a lifespan of roughly six to seven years and the negotiated lease saves the county about $130,000 per year compared with previous terms.
Separately, Tax Collector Sam Steele told the board his office would distribute approximately $7,500,000 in unused fees to taxing authorities; about $5,200,000 of that will go directly to Monroe County. Steele described operational efficiencies and audit performance and recognized his chief financial officer, Danny Cabot, for a professional certification. Most consent and public-hearing items presented at the meeting were approved by motion and second without recorded opposition.
