Commissioners look at options on potential ambulance purchase

The Kimball County Commissioners spent a lengthy amount of time discussing the best way to purchase an ambulance in a timely fashion at Tuesday’s regularly scheduled meeting.

After a discussion on the topic lasting almost an hour, the commissioners voted 2-0 to suspend normal purchasing procedures in order to buy an ambulance. Commissioners Larry Engstrom and Daria Anderson-Faden voted for the measure. Commissioner Tim Nolting left prior to the vote to attend an out of town meeting.

Under state law, commissioners are allowed to suspend normal purchasing procedures if there is an emergency or i...