Board of Control approves $190,000+ in purchase orders for police gear, testing and other city needs
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Summary
The Fairview Park Board of Control on April 28 approved 10 purchase orders including police vests, radio-room renovation, body-cam docking station equipment, ammunition, taser accessories, Gemini Center testing, tree plantings, FirstNet mobile equipment and street-painting work. Motions were recorded with 3-0 approval by the Board.
Fairview Park — The city’s Board of Control met April 28 and approved a series of purchase orders covering public-safety equipment, capital testing and public-works services.
The board approved requests including: $10,600 to Atwell’s Police and Fire Equipment Company for ballistic vests (five-year replacement cycle; two new hires and six replacements), $41,500 to More-Way Communications for radio-room renovation expense, $5,335 to BNC Communications for a docking station body-cam system, $5,080.38 to Kelsey Police Supply for .220 caliber practice ammunition, $8,289 to Vance Outdoors for 9mm practice ammunition, and $7,500 to Axon Enterprise for taser supplies and accessories. Lieutenant Michael Wicks described several items as operational necessities.
The Board approved $25,000 to GEO SIP Laboratory for soil compaction and concrete testing related to the Gemini Center project, payable from the Recreational Capital Improvement Fund. The development department secured $12,411 to Lake County Nursery for grant-funded street trees to be planted on Northwood and Eastwood avenues. The mayor’s office obtained authorization for $50,000 to AT&T FirstNet Mobility for cellular devices, iPads, data plans and geotracking services. The service department received $24,625 for street-painting and auxiliary markings from Aeromark Company.
All 10 items were approved by recorded Board votes (3-0) during the session; funding sources were noted in each line item (general fund, special funds or capital funds as applicable). The Board of Control report concluded and the items moved forward for purchase-order execution and vendor contracting.