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Committee weighs using $85,000 grant and sheriff's generator to add transfer switch at Vernon Acres
Summary
Staff said the county received an $85,000 award that could be used toward a transfer switch at Vernon Acres after a larger generator grant was denied; members discussed selling older generators, mounting a portable generator on a trailer, or installing a transfer switch to use the sheriff's existing generator as backup.
Staff reported the county has $85,000 held that could be used toward emergency power upgrades at Vernon Acres after the county did not receive a separate generator grant for that facility.
The presenter said the quote to replace a generator was approximately $162,000 and that using the $85,000 toward a transfer switch at Vernon Acres would likely cover at least part of the work, with additional funds needed. Committee members discussed alternatives, including selling older generators and mounting a portable generator on a trailer, and whether the sheriff’s larger generator could be used if a transfer switch were installed.
One member explained technical constraints: "When it did Vernon Acres, there was never a transfer switch put in there," meaning a rented or portable generator cannot be simply plugged in without additional wiring. The committee asked staff to get detailed generator and transfer-switch cost estimates and feasibility numbers from vendors for the next meeting.
