The police department presented multiple supplemental requests and said several items were mandatory or at end of service life.

The department said its ArcGIS software that integrates with CAD and Motorola Flex is reaching end of life and needs an upgrade soon to keep dispatch and mapping functioning. Staff requested replacement cycles for bulletproof vests — noting vests have a five‑year service life and that 17 vests this year expired — and proposed replacing eight vests per year going forward. The department said a federal grant (Patrick Leahy/Byrne/BJA vest grant was referenced in concept) could reimburse roughly 50% for vests when available.

Other requests included replacing aging desktop computers in the patrol room, providing laptops to detectives for field work, issuing individual Axon brand tasers on a five‑year subscription (presented as roughly $40,000 per year under a five‑year contract, or a higher one‑time purchase cost), maintaining spare portable radios for replacements, installing lights and sirens on a CID vehicle, adding budget for special‑event overtime and purchasing breaching tool kits to support forced entry during rescues or active‑incident response. The animal‑control/animal‑shelter request included outside kennel repairs and isolation‑kennel tops to meet state inspection concerns.

The department said no formal vote was taken at the workshop; items will be included as supplemental requests in the proposed budget for council consideration.