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City Council Minutes January 14, 2002 Page 9 cost of operating the system is shared on a 60%/40% of the shortfall basis. He said this is the cost of the system. The funding for this ambulance has to come from outside the EMS budget, if not, it has to come from inside the budget. City Manager Malone told the City Council that the payment for the new ambulance would come from the budget of the EMS department and that if the city does not get $15,000.00 credit for the trade-in and the city expends the funds to purchase the new ambulance totally out of the EMS Department, then giving the used vehicle to the Red Cross would result in a split of 60%/40% between the City and the County as per the agreement. Mayor Pfiester called for a show of hands as to who wants some type monetary return from the Red Cross. It was the consensus of the City Council for the Red Cross to give $5,000.00 towards the cost of the ambulance. Ms. McAlister agreed to give the amount of $5,000.00 from the Red Cross. Council discussed taking the funds from the City Council's budget verses the EMS budget. Mayor Pfiester asked for a show of hands to have the funds for the ambulance to come from the ambulance contract. The consensus was for the funds to come from inside the ambulance contract. Councilman Bell and Councilman Plata felt the funds should come from outside the ambulance budget. Resolution No. 20002-002, declaring as surplus property one (1) Model Year 1997 Ford F350 Type 1 Ambulance; finding a public need and necessity in transferring said surplus property to the Lamar County Chapter ofthe American Red Cross; accepting a donation from the Lamar County Chapter of the American Red Cross; approving a request from Lamar County for contribution of said ambulance to the Red Cross; authorizing payment of the remaining value of said ambulance as a trade-in towards the purchase of a new ambulance in accordance with the current ambulance contract with Lamar County; making