LaSalle County committee approves up to $35,000 for deputy EMR kits

The LaSalle County Public Safety committee voted to send a finance request to cover up to $35,000 for emergency medical responder kits for deputies.

Sheriff’s staff told the committee the equipment package — bags, supplies, AEDs, oxygen, tourniquets and Narcan — is expected to cost about $3,500 per kit and the department sought funding to buy 10 kits over time. "It looks like it'd be about $3,500 per kit for our EMR trained deputies," the sheriff said during the committee meeting.

Committee members discussed whether to route the purchase through the county’s finance process; Tina recommended forwarding the request to finance. Tom made the motion to request the funding from the public safety fund and to forward it to finance; Wall-E seconded the motion and the committee approved it unanimously.

The committee recorded no public comment on the purchase. The request will proceed to the finance committee for formal budget action and appropriation.