Operations committee approves vehicle replacements; moves to use capital funds for EMS QRV
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Summary
The Operations Committee approved replacing a John Deere gator, an EMS Quick Response Vehicle (QRV) and a dump truck, approving transfers to cover insurance deltas and amending the QRV request to draw from the capital fund balance instead of the general fund.
The Berkeley County Operations Committee approved three fleet‑replacement items and associated transfers during its meeting.
John Deere gator: Mr. Kinnaird reported the gator at Cypress Gardens was involved in an at‑fault collision. The insurance payout was $3,010; total replacement cost $13,586.72, leaving a requested delta of $10,586.72 to be drawn from the Cypress Gardens fund balance. The committee moved, seconded and approved the transfer by voice vote.
EMS QRV replacement: Mr. Kinnaird asked the committee to approve moving $43,472.26 from the General Fund fund balance, combined with an insurance payout of $20,496.74, to replace a total EMS QRV. A supervisor asked why the request was coming from the general fund rather than capital; Speaker 10 moved to amend the motion to pull the money from the capital fund balance instead of the general fund balance. The amendment was seconded and approved by voice vote; the amended motion then carried.
Dump truck replacement (Rosen Bridal): Mr. Kinnaird requested approval to transfer $145,726.50 to replace a dump truck that was a total loss in an at‑fault collision. He said an IRF payout of $89,758.50 had already been received; the committee approved the transfer on a motion and second.
What it means: The committee authorized immediate replacements and adjusted the funding source for the EMS vehicle to capital funds after a member questioned the original funding choice. The approved transfers will proceed to implementation by the finance and fleet departments.