The Fire Department chief says his team needs new helmets and has asked the City Council to spend up to $63,000 for their purchase.
The council, meeting as a committee of the whole Wednesday, moved the measure for a vote Tuesday.
Fire Chief Blake Holte said the department would save $8,800 if it buys the helmets together instead of a few helmets at a time.
Individual helmets cost about $355. Accompanying gear such as the chin strap would come at no cost with a promotion from Casco Industries in Shreveport, La., which sells fire equipment.
The money would come from the Act 833 fund, which returns to fire departments tax money residents pay in their homeowners insurance, fire insurance and property taxes. The fund now holds about $400,000, reported Colby Fulfer, the mayor's chief of staff.