Anderson County Emergency Management Director, Sarah Burkhart, met with the commission. She presented a quote from Advantage Computers to upgrade the current desktop computers in Rural Fire and Emergency Management to be compatible with windows 11. The quote is for two complete desktop computers with microsoft office and set up for $4,206. Commissioners approved the upgrade from Advantage Computers to be paid out of the Civil Defense fund. All voted yes.
Sarah presented a bid for a Scotsman ice machine to be located at the Westgate Storage Building. The ice machine will be a resource for the county’s Emergency Operations Plan in the event of an emergency or disaster. The machine will serve as med support and cooling center needs. She had a bid from Flynn Appliance for $3,900 and $1,200 extra if they installed it. She stated two firefighters are donating their time to install and setup the machine.
Commissioner Mersman moved and commissioner Blaufuss seconded to purchase a Scotsman us2024 ice machine from Flinn appliance for $3,900 to be paid out of the civil defense fund.
