2009-064-RES-Fire Academy trainingRESOLUTION NO. 2009-Q64 _
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUIIICIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS,
DECLARING AS SURPLUS PROPERTY OUTDATED AND UNUSED OLD
STYLE SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WHICH HAVE BEEN
REMOVED FROM SERVICE; APPROVIIVG THE SALE OF SAID EQUIPMEIVT
TO HAZ-CO IN EXCHANGE FOR FIRE ACADEMY TRAINING FOR THREE
1VEW RECRUITS; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED
TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Fire Department has many outdated and unused old style self
contained breathing apparatus ("SCBA") which have been removed from service and are no
longer being used by the City of Paris Fire Department; and,
WHEREAS, the old SCBA units no longer meet the State of Texas requirements for a
front-line engine and the Paris Fire Department switched over to the new style Scott SCBA
units several years ago so; and,
WHEREAS, the old MSA SCBA units still have value to fire training academies, but
should be declared to be surplus property to the City of Paris and disposed of in accordance
with state law; and,
WHEREAS, HAZ-C0, a fire training academy in Grayson County, Texas still uses this
rype of MSA SCBA for training purposes, and HAZ-CO has offered free fire academy training
for three new recruits of Paris Fire Department personnel (approximately $6,000 value) in
return for the City's donation to HAZ-CO of the old MSA - SCBA units; and,
WHEREAS, it is deemed to be in the best interests of the citizens of the Ciry of Paris
that the old MSA SCBA units be declared surplus and sold to HAZ-C0.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARIS:
Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby
in all things approved.
Section 2. That the old MSA SCBA units, be, and the same are hereby, declared to
be surplus property; and,
Section 3. That the sale of the old MSA SCBA units to HAZ-CO in consideration for
fire academy training for three new recruits or Paris Fire Department personnel at no cost
to the City of Paris, be, and the same is hereby, approved.
Section 4. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of
passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this the 22nd day of June, 2009.
ATTEST:
nice Ellis, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
W. Kent McIlyar Ci Attorney