Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution amends the Fleet Division's 2024 Adopted Capital Budget to appropriate an additional $430,000 in Non-General Fund GO Borrowing to the 2024 Fleet Fire Apparatus / Rescue Vehicle Program (Munis #12504) for replacement of an ambulance that experienced an unexpected total loss earlier this year. The existing 2024 appropriation of $3,850,000 in the Fire Apparatus / Rescue Vehicle Program has already been allocated for the purchase of replacement apparatus, including a ladder, engine, and three ambulances.
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SUBSTITUTE - Amending the Fleet Division 2024 Capital Budget to appropriate an additional $430,000 to the Fire Apparatus and Rescue Vehicle Replacement Program to order a fourth ambulance in 2024.
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WHEREAS, the 2024 Capital Budget includes $3,850,000 to replace Fire Department apparatus and rescue vehicles; and,
WHEREAS, these funds, along with remaining available funds from prior year budgets, have already been designated for the purchase of replacement apparatus, including a ladder, engine, and three ambulances, that cannot be delayed; and,
WHEREAS, the unexpected total loss of a front-line ambulance earlier this year has left the Fire Department operating short one ambulance; and,
WHEREAS, the six ambulances held in reserve have a history of mechanical issues that do not make them suitable for long-term front-line duty; and,
WHEREAS, delaying the purchase of a replacement ambulance will result in the Fire Department operating short one ambulance for almost two years; and,
WHEREAS, the Fire Department is poised to execute a planned order for three new ambulances, estimated to be delivered a year from now;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Fleet Division's 2024 Adopted Capital Budget is hereby amended to authorize up to $430,000 in General Fund GO Borrowing the Common Council hereby authorizes the addition of $430,000 to the Fleet Division 2024 Capital Budget for the purchase of a fourth replacement ambulance ...
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