Background/Discussion
The Council Bluffs Fire Department is requesting to transfer the title of the 2002 Ford E550 Dodgen Command Vehicle along with entering into agreement with Pottawattamie County Emergency Management Agency for the vehicle’s future use and maintenance.
In 2002 the mobile command center was purchased through an Iowa Homeland Security Grant which was applied for jointly by both the Council Bluffs Fire Department and EMA. The original allocation was in the amount of $199,360.00. Since that time the vehicle has been titled and insured by the City. In the fall of 2016 EMA procured funding to update the vehicle for future use by all responding agencies within the County. At that time discussions were had to determine how best the vehicle could be managed and maintained. Through those discussions it was determined that the vehicle’s possession would be best held by EMA due to their relationship with all county responders along with they being able to ensure trained personnel are available to operate the apparatus. Once completion of the joint storage facility was complete it was determined that the command vehicle would be located there and that its’ operation would fall under the “Inter-Agency Mobile Command Vehicle Standard Operating Guidelines.
At this time it is our request to transfer ownership of the command vehicle and to enter into agreement for future use and maintenance as described in the attached agreement. |
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