Its own budget bought defibrillators before the fund did

The V.E. Ralph & Sons vendor history printed 08/28/2026 lists every payment to the vendor from 01/01/2018 with the account charged. Purchase order 23003614, first encumbered 12/21/2023, bought "MEDICAL DEFIBRILLATORS" for 2,938.00, a "DEFIBRILLATORS INFANT KEY" for 156.00 and a "DEFIBRILLATORS CARRY CASE" for 376.60, 3,470.60 in all. It was charged to 3-01-25-252-000-285, the Emergency Management medical supplies line, and paid by check 34977 on 01/23/2024. Purchase order 25-01081, first encumbered 04/07/2025, bought a "DEFIBRILLATOR CHILD KEY & CASE" for 1,735.80, a key and case, not a defibrillator. It was charged to the same line for 2025, 5-01-25-252-000-285, and paid by check 37703 on 05/13/2025. Purchase order 26-01384 to the same vendor, Defibrillators, 2,899.44, was charged to settlement account G-02-05-000-000-000 and paid by check 39752 on 05/26/2026. The Township certified it to the State as Project Lifesaver. The Fire Department's own lines also bought AED batteries, pads and supplies in 2022, 2024, 2025 and 2026, and paid Team Life 2,270.00 for an AED replacement on 10/08/2024. The vendor history names no model, so the record does not show whether the 2026 units match the 2023 units. The Township did not produce the Emergency Management appropriation history, so the record does not show whether that line fell in 2026. The Fire Department's other expenses appropriation rose from 207,200.00 in 2025 to 220,200.00 in 2026. The record shows the Township paid for defibrillators and their accessories from its operating budget before 2026. That the settlement money took over a cost that budget carried is this project's inference from these records.