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Form #: B -52 <br /> 7/18/91 <br /> DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE <br /> REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> DEPARTMENT: Fire DATE: 09/2/10 <br /> STAFF CONTACT: Robert W. Belcher PHONE: 932 -2921 <br /> A. REQUEST: <br /> Please prepare a resolution authorizing the payment of funds - in a later fiscal year and for more than one <br /> fiscal year - for a multi -year lease of twenty (20) laptop computers for the Fire Department. The lease would <br /> specifically be for a three (3) year lease term for computers for the Department's Emergency Medical <br /> Services (EMS) personnel. <br /> B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): <br /> To fulfill the State of Hawai'i contract to provide EMS services mobile computers are necessary. These <br /> computers are used for a variety of purposes: such as providing the ability to document patient care, send <br /> critical information to hospitals and for collecting billing information - from the incident site or other locations <br /> as needed. The Fire Department presently has 15 specialized laptops dedicated for EMS work, but these <br /> were purchased 4 years ago, and are at the end of the expected operating life for this type of computer. This <br /> purchase is reimbursable by the State of Hawai'i as part of the EMS contract. Anticipated costs are <br /> $28,372.40 per year. <br /> SIGNED: DATE: SEP 2 211111 Department Head <br />