City approves $24,943.38 match for Norton Rescue Squad RSAF award

Feb 4, 2025

Council agreed to accept an 80/20 Rescue Squad Assistance Fund award and authorize a $24,943.38 transfer from a $50,000 appropriation to cover the city's 20 percent match for medication bags, a power cot, a Lucas 3 device and related service contracts.

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Norton Rescue Squad received notice of an 80/20 Rescue Squad Assistance Fund (RSAF) grant award for items including medication boxes/bags, medication, a power cot and a Lucas 3 device, the rescue-squad chief operating officer told council. The state-provided portion was listed at $48,700.61; the local match required for the award totals $24,943.38. City Manager Jeffery A. Shupe said the match could be transferred from the $50,000 budgeted for the rescue squad in 2025, and council reached consensus to authorize the transfer as an additional appropriation.

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