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County offices requesting $620,000 in capital purchases

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Susan Norman

in County Government Archives, Top Stories & Breaking News

Monday, March 26. 2012

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Three departments are coming to the Barrow County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday night with capital requests totaling about $620,000.

Most are among the capital items to be purchased with the proceeds of low-interest $1.2 million lease-purchase financing from Chase Equipment Finance. The BOC approved the financing in January.

Barrow County Emergency Services chief Dennis Merrifield is recommending that the county purchase three ambulances with Dodge chassis for about $509,500, along with another $17,784 in equipment to outfit the ambulances. He will recommend that the vehicles be purchased from Ten-8 Fire and Safety Equipment of Forsyth.

Elections supervisor Monica Franklin is asking the board to approve the $56,520 purchase of voting machines and Express Poll units. Most of the county’s voting machines are 8-10 years old, and the Express Poll units were purchased in 2005, according to her request in the board’s meeting packet.

Sheriff Jud Smith is asking the board to approve a $28,730 purchase of Laserfiche Records Management Software and hardware. The funds would come from the proceeds of the recent lease-purchase arrangement. The sheriff’s office current records management system uses both paper and electronic records.

The sheriff also is asking the BOC to approve a General Fund expenditure of $7,389 to help pay for 34 bullet-resistant vests. The vests would cost $18,698, but a grant will cover $11,309 of the expense.

Tuesday's meeting starts at 7 p.m. on the second floor of the county government headquarters building on East Broad Street in Winder.

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#1 Just wondering why... on 03/26/12 at 09:08 PM [Reply]

"Barrow County Emergency Services chief Dennis Merrifield is recommending that the county purchase three ambulances with Dodge chasses for about $509,500, along with another $17,784 in equipment to outfit the ambulances. He will recommend that the vehicles be purchased from Ten-8 Fire and Safety Equipment of Forsyth."

So I went to the Ten-8 website, and 98% of the Apparatus offerings are Chevrolet or Ford based, and almost all of the past orders on display as well, so I ask, how did the New Fire Chief decide to ask for the Dodge Chassis specifically?? I was just wondering, since we are a smaller county, and except for a few Sprinter van chassis vehicles, almost No Dodge Trucks in any fleet... Is this the best option?

#2 Anonymous on 03/26/12 at 10:20 PM [Reply]

Gwinnett Just Purchased Several new Ambulances on New 2012 Dodge Chassis

#2.1 Just wondering..We cant do what Gwinnett does on 03/27/12 at 10:56 AM [Reply]

Gwinnett with over Ten times the population (taxpayers) and 20 times the funding, as well and 25 times the tax revenue (as all of us Barrow countians and other neighboring counties spend their money in Gwinnett, funding Gwinnetts budget, CAN Afford to Test a less used and less proven chassis. We CANNOT Miss, WE DONT HAVE FUNDS, We need totally PROVEN Purchases. We cannot rebound if those are repair prone. I almost NEVER See Dodge Truck Emergency Chassis vehicles. I am sure they make decent trucks, but We cant be the guinea pigs on this one. That is my point. Go with the Proven.

#2.1.1 Anon on 03/27/12 at 04:08 PM [Reply]

What is a proven chassis? Chevy no longer makes their large chassis, ford is unreliable, International is good but twice the cost. Dodge is also used by Grady, if that isn't proven what is...Or the fact that at least other metro areas are now using dodge...Why do police officers use glock when 1911s have been used for years before and are reliable?

#2.1.1.1 still wondering on 03/27/12 at 07:24 PM [Reply]

Then why are the Majority of Buses (EMS Units) still Chevrolet based Chassis on the "Ten-8" website, both the current offerings and recent deliveries both?? Gwinnett owns Chevys, I several daily on I-85 and Internationals, not sure if still have any Fords. The Dodge is new to this segment recently,(the newest make) I am in Atlanta daily, I have only seen 1 Dodge in action so far, and it wasn't Grady, it was a Gwinnett around JCB. I Do Not care who which brand is your favorite, I need a good purchase for Barrow County.

And I use a Sig myself..

#3 Anonymous on 03/28/12 at 07:13 PM [Reply]

Simple equation. County broke. County finds $1.5 million or whatever it was. Public Safety spending it as fast as they can. everybody else gets to suck on it

#3.1 at the Board meeting on 03/30/12 at 07:59 PM [Reply]

I was at that meeting and they approved it no questions asked. Now if it was 6 months ago before we found that 1.7 mill, they would not have approved any of it. First come ,first serve, ask and you shall receive. Our leaders are easily played.

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