Union County weighs $140,000 boom truck, roller and ambulance equipment in budget work session
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Summary
County officials reviewed a list of capital equipment requests and agreed to prioritize some items while deferring others. Large public-works purchases such as a $140,000 boom truck and a heavy roller were noted as expensive and potentially deferred; ambulance radios/pagers and a $1,700 back stretcher were flagged as immediate needs.
Union County commissioners and staff reviewed capital and equipment requests as part of a budget prioritization exercise, marking some items as immediate and proposing to defer others.
Participants identified a boom truck priced at $140,000 and a heavy roller among the largest public-works purchases and discussed deferring the roller and some building projects to preserve cash. The group noted that some purchases are ordered by necessity and that others can be delayed until the next budget cycle.
The ambulance department's needs received focused attention. Staff recommended radios/pagers and other communications equipment, discussed reducing an initial mat purchase to a smaller start (for example, buying two rather than four), and listed a back stretcher priced at about $1,700. Commissioners signaled support for at least some of these ambulance items while weighing overall cash availability.
Other items raised included server upgrades and meeting-room technology, which staff said are included in the package and will draw from available funds. Commissioners discussed salt storage and parking improvements tied to a building-demolition project; some said those facility costs could be deferred until funds are clearer.
No formal purchase approvals were recorded in the excerpted transcript; the group used the session to mark priority items and asked staff to return with allocation details so final appropriation language can be posted with the budget.