Decisions › County Commission meeting of May 19, 2026
Approved the purchase of one Pierce commercial pumper and one Pierce custom pumper from Ten-8 Fire and Safety, LLC for $2,270,517.
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In plain words
The County is buying two new fire trucks from Ten-8 Fire and Safety, LLC in Bradenton, Florida, using an existing contract.
What changes After the vote, the County is authorized to buy one Pierce commercial pumper and one Pierce custom pumper and to sign all supporting paperwork.
Who and the money The cost is $2,270,517, which is within the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget; the trucks will be assigned to Station 13 in Paisley and Station 90 in Clermont.
The record states no reason.
Where Station 13 (Paisley)
Why (staff, quoted) "It is intended to replace Asset Number 24324, a 2007 Type 1 engine with 275,489 miles and 17,310 engine hours, which meets the Office of Fleet Management’s replacement criteria."
Paid from Infrastructure Sales Tax funding and the County Fire Fund
Backup in the packet: STAFF APPROVALS AND DATES: Christopher Sievert Created/Initiated - 04/20/2026 Elizabeth Gouveia-Miner Approved - 04/20/2 (p. 93)
Written from the Board Action and the staff cover sheet, checked by script: every number appears in the record. Staff memo
From the record
Request from Fire Rescue to recommend approval: 1. To utilize Contract 19-0707 with Ten-8 Fire and Safety, LLC (Bradenton, FL) for the purchase of one Pierce commercial pumper and one Pierce custom pumper; and 2. To authorize the Office of Procurement Services to execute all supporting documentation. The fiscal impact is $2,270,517 (expenditure) and is within, and will not exceed, the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget. Commission District 2 and 4.Clerk of Court, Board Action, May 19, 2026, page 4. Open the official document
The rest of this meeting
- Previous item: Approved a funding agreement with the Sheriff's Office to equally pay $57,765 for a Senior CAD GIS Coordinator position.
- Next item: Approved an agreement with the City of Leesburg about ambulance and emergency medical services MSTU increment revenues that reduces expenditures by $281,198.
- All 33 items from May 19, 2026
More on public safety
- Oct 27, 2026 Approved using Contract 19-0707 with Ten-8 Fire & Safety, LLC to purchase a Pierce custom pumper for $1,249,125.
- Oct 13, 2026 Approved a contract to retrofit two 6,000-gallon water tankers and buy two semi-tractors for Fire Rescue to use as frontline water supply vehicles.
- Sep 22, 2026 Approved applying for a $12,652,826 Department of Justice grant for the Lake County Sheriff's Office and authorized the Chairman to sign the documents.
- Sep 22, 2026 Approved a change to the contract with Motorola Solutions, Inc. for six years of support and maintenance for the Countywide 800MHz Public Safety Radio System for $16,780,000.
- Sep 8, 2026 Approved the Emergency Management Preparedness and Assistance plan for the county.