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TO: Charles Balczun DATE: August 3, 1988 FILE: County Administrator.: -as SUBJECT: Agenda Item - Approval of Agreement with Indian River Shores to Purchase Ambulance for Use by Fellsmere Volunteer Ambulance Service with EMS County Award Funds FROM: Doug Wright, Director REFERENCES: Emergency Management Services It is requested that the information herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at its next regul- ar meeting. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS Pursuant to Chapter 401, Florida Statutes, Indian River County each year receives a portion .of funds that are collected from add on charges to traffic citations for improvement and expansion of the EMS service. The funds are then allocated by HRS to the County through the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) County Awards Program. A simple grant application is completed by my office for the funds to be disbursed stating how the funds will be used to enhance the EMS system in the County with input from all the providers. The Town of Indian River Shores has purchased a new EMS transport 'vehicle and has offered to sell a 1980 Chevrolet Type I Modular Ambulance, vehicle identification number CCW33AB107239, with very low mileage to the Fellsmere Volunteer Ambulance Service. The funds from the EMS County Awards Program will' not be available until after October 1, 1988, to pay for the ambulance. The Town of Indian River Shores will release the vehicle to the County and accept delayed payment if the attached Agreement To Purchase is executed by the respective parties. The EMS County Awards Program requires that all equipment purchased through the program remain the property of the County. The sum of $40,987 is anticipated from HRS. ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS The Fellsmere Volunteer Ambulance Service is in dire need of addi- tional EMS BLS transport vehicles. This problem was externally created due to the fact that the former Sebastian Volunteer Ambulance Squad Board of Directors had to sell a relatively new modular unit being utilized by Sebastian since May 3, 1988, to satisfy a lien on the vehicle. The Indian River Shores Town Manager requested some documentation to ensure payment of the vehicle prior to it being released to the Fellsmere Volunteer Ambulance Service. The Fellsmere Volunteer Ambulance Service agrees that they will insure and maintain the vehicle in the condition in which it was received notwithstanding normal wear and tear. RECOMMENDATION Since the EMS providers in the County have already allocated funds to purchase the ambulance for the Fellsmere Volunteer Ambulance 35 BOOK .73 PPE 386 AUG 0 1