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Council weighs phased approach for body cameras and laptops as police continuing-education fund revenue is limited
Summary
Council and police discussed laptop procurement and a proposed body-camera contract. Staff said laptop purchases are being pursued now, but body-camera and taser proposals previously discussed would have required multi-year commitments the city is not yet ready to fund; staff and council favored a phased or scaled approach given uncertain revenue.
Police and finance staff updated the council on equipment plans raised during the budget workshop, including laptops, body-worn cameras, cloud-based evidence storage and ongoing service costs.
Continuing-education fund and laptops: staff identified a continuing-education/technology fund (fund 2228) and said it currently shows roughly $160,000 (figures cited during the discussion included one-time reimbursements that increased the…
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