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Police budget prompts questions on tasers, pepper-ball launchers and recurring consortium fees
Summary
Councilors and police staff discussed proposed police capital and recurring costs, including a $40,000 capital line of uncertain origin, a subscription proposal for tasers versus previously purchased pepper-ball launchers, and recurring consortium fees noted as a multi-year expense; staff said they will verify line origins and recurring amounts.
Santa Fe council members reviewed police budget lines at the May 8 special meeting and raised questions about several capital and recurring costs, including equipment and consortium membership fees.
Staff flagged a one-time $40,000 capital item in the police machinery and equipment section; the packet’s origin for that line was not immediately clear during the meeting. Council asked whether that line represented a reimbursement from a grant such as a body-worn camera grant; staff did not confirm the source during the session and said they would verify the item…
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