HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-10-25 99-353 RESOLVECOUNCILAMON
Item No.99-353
Dual October 25, 1999
Item/Subject Rel Mul an Vibroprlation From Me Fire Equipment Rererve Account for the Purpose
of Purchasing an Ambulance.
Responsible Depart ist: Flre
Commentary:
The Manua tl Resolve will approptuate the current available balance In Me Flre Equlpmaht Reserve account to
slow for the purchase of a replacement ambulance for the Flre Oepartment- As you will recall, the City
recently rewrial a contribution bran a. Joseph Hospital in Me amount of $30,000 to be usi for this
purpose. This amount was placed in the reserve along with a small remaining thdans from previous years.
This yeai operating budget also included an apimom ation of $35,000 to he used for fire fleet replacement-
We
eplacement
We recently recaswid quotations for a new ambulance. The lowest priretl unit meeting our requirements casts
$77,412. Between the reserve arm the annual budget appmprla0on, $72,451 is available. The remaining
$4,%1 will be found wiMin Me depaMMnts operning budget
Purchase of this ambulance will allow us to avoid Me necessity of replacing Me engine in our current resenre
unit. The cast of Mb replamm would exceed Me apgo aWe $5,000 required from the Departments
operattng budget
This approach W acquiring a new ambulance has been reviewed on several ovagons by Me Finance
mmml which reco,nmeuds your approval.
cepartment Head
Manner's Communal
Recommend approval.
City Manager
Assocleted Inrormatan: Resolve!
Budget Approval:
Finance Director
Legal Approval:
4N ofd or
Introduced for
Passage
Fiat Reading Page_af
Referral m Final
Assigned to Cmmnilor Faluec ocrnaer 25. 1999
CITY OF BANGOR
frRLE.) Resolve, Making an Appropriation From the Fire Equipment Reserve Account for the
Purpose of Purchasing an Ambulance
That the amount of $37,451 is hereby appropriated from the Fire Equipment Reserve Account
for the purpose of purchasing a replacement ambulance.
IP CITY COUNCIL
October 25, 1999
First Reading
CI ffi.
IN cin COUNCIL
Moveaber 8, 1999q
Motion for Passage Made and Seeooded
99-353
ORDER
ntle, Making an Appropriation cram the
Fire Rquipoeat Reserve Accomt for the
Purpose of Pnrchaaing au Ambulance.
Assigned to
Pasaed - Cmadlm