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Maplewood trims taser lease, flags rising radio and vehicle equipment costs in police budget review
Summary
Council and police staff reviewed police capital and operations: vehicle 'uplift' costs and a rising installer price, a cut to the TASER lease from 30 to 15 units, a 10-year Motorola radio lease, defensive-tactics equipment funded by asset-forfeiture funds, and questions about social-security line spikes and Flock cameras.
Maplewood, Missouri — During a May 8 work session, the Maplewood City Council and police department staff reviewed the police department’s capital and operating budgets, addressing rising installation costs for new patrol vehicles, a reduction in leased TASER units, radio-lease expenses, and the department’s use of asset-forfeiture funds for defensive-tactics protective gear.
Police staff told council members that the cost to “uplift” patrol vehicles — installing lights, sirens and on-board computer equipment — has increased substantially and is expected to rise further because a long-time local installer may retire. “Everything we've looked at is going to double,” a police…
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