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Police chief requests $24,863 to buy three portable radios as staffing increases
Summary
Milton Police Chief Deborah Grant asked council to move $24,863.31 from the existing budget to purchase three portable Motorola radios so newly hired officers and dispatchers can be outfitted; the department said a pending foundation grant could offset future purchases.
Chief Deborah Grant told the council that the police department expects to be fully staffed in October for the first time in 13 years and requested a transfer of $24,863.31 from the existing budget to purchase three portable Motorola radios.
Grant said the department recently hired two officers and had added dispatch staff; the department lacks enough radios to outfit all personnel and several existing radios are 10–12 years old and starting to fail. She said the department is timing purchases to align with planned replacements and is also awaiting a pending foundation grant of $125,000 that could help fund further radio purchases.
When asked whether three radios would be sufficient, Grant said three would meet immediate needs assuming no further failures; she advised the council that additional replacements could be requested in the next budget cycle if unplanned failures occur.
The council moved the item to the consent agenda during the work session discussion; the transcript does not record a formal roll-call vote on the transfer during the session.
