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Council hears plan to buy demo ambulance, cites $75,000 savings and shared capital funding
Summary
Staff said Medic 3 has reliability issues and proposed buying a demo ambulance at the same price as a prior purchase but without stretchers, saving roughly $75,000; staff said capital funds exist but collections may fall short, suggesting a reduced shared capital payment next year if the purchase proceeds.
Staff told the council that Medic 3 has been giving repeated trouble and that the town can buy a demo ambulance at the same price paid previously but without stretchers, producing about $75,000 in savings. "We've got the opportunity to buy another 1 of those, some demo models, for the exact same as the what we bought before, same price. And and we don't need the stretchers, so that's like a $75,000, savings," the staff member said.
Staff said funds are already in the shared capital account for ambulance replacement and building needs, but collections from other communities served are roughly $50,000 short. Staff proposed reducing next year's shared capital payment to cover that shortfall if the council chooses to proceed. The transcript records the proposal and the funding rationale but does not include a formal purchase approval vote in the provided excerpt.
