Police request vehicles, radios and taser contract as K‑9 program returns

Chief Fullington presented the police department’s FY2027 capital priorities to the council and said there are no operational staff increases requested. He described a re‑established K‑9 program with two active dogs and one more handler headed to training in June; the chief cited recent successful tracking cases and said the goal is to staff one canine per shift. On vehicles, he requested four replacements for patrol and three CID vehicles, noting older units have 120,000–180,000 miles and repairs are becoming costly.