HomeMy Public PortalAboutResolution 2019-40, Declaring Retired Riverdale Volunteer Fire Department Portable Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Surplus Equipment Contributing Them To Morley, Iowa Volunteer Fire Department RESOLUTION NO. 2019-40
RESOLUTION DECLARING RETIRED RIVERDALE VOLUNTEER
FIRE DEPARTMENT PORTABLE BREATHING APPARATUS
(SCBA)AS SURPLUS EQUIPMENT AND
CONTRIBUTING THEM TO THE
MORLEY, IOWA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Riverdale("City") may dispose of equipment it
deems to be surplus by auction, listed sale or donation to other units of government or not-for-profit
entities; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council, on recommendation of its Fire Chief, did authorize the
replacement of the portable breathing apparatus units (-SCBA") of its Fire Department due to their age,
diminished serviceability and being at or near their accepted service life; and,
WHEREAS, the Morley, Iowa Volunteer Fire Department("Morley VFD") serves a largely rural
area in southwestern Jones County, Morley having a population of 115 people with a relatively low
taxable valuation; and,
WHEREAS, Morley VFD has SCBA units that are out-of-date, no longer certifiable, and of
severely diminished useability, and Morley VFD Chief Dan Van Fossen did request contributions of
salvageable units from other fire departments in the region; and,
WHEREAS, the Riverdale Fire Chief does recommend the donation of the out-of-service units
given that the units' certifications expired in 2018, have no more than scrap value, and that there is benefit
to the Morley VFD in that the Riverdale units are in better condition than those in Morley VFD's
possession.
NOW.THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RIVERDALE, SCOTT COUNTY, IN THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. That the City Council declares that the remaining SCBA units taken out of service are
deemed to be surplus and have little to no saleable value other than scrap, and that the liability of
attempting to sell for active use exceeds any benefit accrued in a sale.
Section 2. That based upon the request by Morley VFD Chief Dan Van Fossen, who noted the
extreme need for any serviceable SCBA unit for their firefighters, Riverdale Fire Chief Bruns
recommends offering the remaining SCBA units be offered to the Morley VFD in an as-is, where-is
condition to Morley VFD.
Section 3. That with approval of Council, the nine SCBA units taken out of service by the Fire
Chief may be donated to the Morley Volunteer Fire Department, 401 Main Street, Morley, Iowa, Fire
Chief Dan Van Fossen, with the understanding and knowledge that they are out of certification and
provided as-is, where-is without any assurance or warrantee of certifiability or use-ability.
P• 1SED AN II ' • :ROVE P his 22nd d. of October, 2019.
Mi • ael Bawden, .yor
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Mary rances Blevins,City Clerk
Prepared by City Administrator Tim Long October 17, 2019