LAKEPORT, Calif. — The Lakeport Fire Protection District Board has approved the purchase of new water equipment to bolster the agency’s rescue capabilities.

In a special meeting on June 13, the board supported the request from Chief Patrick Reitz to purchase two Jet Skis and a trailer for the district’s water rescue program.

District officials said the special meeting was necessary because the item had inadvertently been left off the agenda for the regular meeting that took place immediately before it.

The district is purchasing two 2015 Yamaha VX Cruiser WaveRunners and a trailer from Mike Pate of Lockeford.

In his report, Reitz said the goal was to purchase the equipment before the end of June, in order to keep it within the 2022-23 fiscal year.

The equipment was found in an advertisement and a good faith deposit of $500 was put down on it before the purchase was finalized by the board.

Reitz said the purchase, expected to be completed by June 20, totaled $22,000.

That’s over his $20,000 spending limit, which required Reitz to go to the board for final approval.

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