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Commissioner Fraley - To Approve and Appropriate $20,000 from Fund Balance for One-time Equipment Purchases Approved per BOC Resolution 2016-218 for the Gaston Emergency Medical Services (GEMS)
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STAFF CONTACT
Mark Lamphiear - Chief - Gaston Emergency Medical Services (GEMS) - 704-866-3202
BUDGET IMPACT
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One-time appropriation of fund balance approved by the BOC for the purchase of equipment.
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BUDGET ORDINANCE IMPACT
Use Fund Balance for a one-time appropriation approved by the Board of Commissioners.
BACKGROUND
The Board of Commissioners offered a one-time grant of up to $20,000 for public safety departments to address unfilled needs. This Board Action and appropriation based on the attached Budget Change Request will allow GEMS to address some of those unfilled needs and purchase: two plotters to print topo maps in the SRU for lost person searches ($1,500); two AEDs and cabinets, one for Veterans Services and one for EDC/Visitors Center ($4,000); one hydraulic ram for the RSU ($4,873); and one fit testing machine for OSHA mandated mask fit testing ($8,876). The additional appropriation of funds is per BOC Resolution 2016-218 Adopted July 28, 2016.
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ATTACHMENTS
Budget Change Request