Oxnard—The Community Services Public Safety Housing & Development Committee, on Tuesday, November 10, will review and consider purchase orders with Allstar Fire Equipment and L.N. Curtis & Sons to fund gear and the upcoming Fire Academy.
CHIEF Alex Hamilton will present the item and ask the committee to ratify purchase orders for fiscal year 2026-2027, to Allstar Fire Equipment Company and L.N. Curtis & Sons and authorize the purchasing agent or Mayor to execute purchase orders for fiscal year 2026-27 in an aggregate amount not to exceed $454,000 with Allstar Fire Equipment, and an aggregate amount not to exceed $367,000 with L.N. Curtis & Sons.
He said City Purchasing Ordinance 3053, Section 4-3, subsection B, requires any contract or purchase order over $220,000 to be approved by the City Council.
“The projects are increasing the annual spending with Allstar Fire Equipment and L.N. Curtis & Sons in fiscal year 2026-27,” he said. “The two projects are the 22-week Fire Academy scheduled to begin in January 2027 and will require additional training supplies and additional personal protective gear for trainees and logistical operations.”
He said the other is a Capital Projects project outfitting two new Fire Engines and one new…
