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Assembly approves $301,327 sole‑source purchase of SCBA tanks and masks, $225,000 covered by CDS grant
Summary
Resolution 2026-05 authorizes a sole‑source purchase of SCBA air tanks and face masks from Municipal Emergency Services (MES) for $301,327; $225,000 will come from Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) grant funds and $76,327 from general fund reserves. The Assembly approved the purchase unanimously.
The Assembly unanimously approved Resolution #2026-05 to authorize Director Hankins to purchase Self‑Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) air tanks and face masks from Municipal Emergency Services (MES) for a total of $301,327. Director Hankins’ memo (in the meeting packet) notes MES is the sole authorized provider compatible with existing department equipment.
Funding for the purchase will come partly from a $225,000 Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) grant with the remaining $76,327 proposed to be drawn from general fund reserves. Assembly Member Jeff Meucci moved the resolution and Assembly Member James Valentine seconded it; the vote was unanimous.
