DRAFT Minutes
(Audio Replays of the meeting are available upon request)
A special called meeting of the Wake County Fire Commission was held on Monday, June 7, 2004, 6:30 p.m., in the EMS Training Classroom located at lower level of the Wake County Commons Building, Carya Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina. Raymond Echevarria presided as Facilitator and called the meeting to order.
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
The following members were present: Chief Scottie Harris, Mr. Billy Myrick, Chief Rodney Privette, Ms. Ann Suggs, Chief Mike Cooper, Chief Chris Wilson, Chief Scott McCollum and Chief Tom Vaughn.
Members absent were: Cloyce Anders, Chief Mike Chambers, Chief Paul Dunwell, Mr. Jeff Frazier, Commissioner Harold Webb, Chief Tony Mauldin, Senator Vernon Malone and Mr. Lucius Jones.
DURHAM HIGHWAY FIRE APPARATUS REPLACEMENT
Raymond Echevarria began discussion of Durham Highway Fire Department's request for fire apparatus replacement.
Chief Vaughn submitted the following committee report as a motion for consideration:
Motion/recommendation to the Wake County Fire Commission to allow Durham Highway Fire Department to replace their 1983 tanker (due to pump failure/age of the apparatus and the cost of repair of a truck 20+ years of age) by using funds from their operating and their debt service. They are to use the $14,000 that they currently have on hand for the down payment. No funds will come from the Wake County CIP Fund. The truck in question to be replaced will be offered/given at no cost to any other Wake County-funded fire department based upon their needs. If vehicle is not requested by any other Wake County fire department, Durham Highway agrees to apply the proceeds of the sale to the existing debt of the new truck.
Ms. Ann Suggs seconded the motion.
Chief Cooper gave the Fire Commission an overview of Durham Highway's process to specify and purchase a replacement fire apparatus. Durham Highway submitted specifications to 12 vendors. Durham Highway received one bid, from Triad Fire Equipment in the amount of $407,832 for a Piece fire apparatus.
After discussion, Chief Vaughn submitted a follow-up motion to his previous motion:
Motion to table the previous motion to allow Durham Highway time to work with County staff, to prepare financing plan, rebid the fire apparatus, and to determine where the money is coming from.
Ms. Ann Suggs seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of:
5 – aye
1 – nay
(Chief Chris Wilson voted in place of Chief Cooper as the North Region alternate member)
Fire Commission adjourned meeting.