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Fort Thomas budget funds phased replacement of patrol rifles, seeks drone funding and proposes four license-plate cameras using settlement funds
Summary
Police requested phased replacement of patrol rifles, staff recommended spreading purchases over three years with initial testing; the budget proposal also asks the city to seek grants for a drone and to deploy four Flock license-plate cameras funded partly through opioid-settlement and other restricted funds.
Fort Thomas city staff described several public-safety capital requests in the proposed budget: a phased program to replace patrol rifles, a request for a drone contingent on grant funding, and a proposal to purchase four Flock license-plate-reader cameras funded in part with restricted settlement and forfeiture funds.
Rifles and funding: staff said the police requested replacement of patrol rifles after jamming issues; the total replacement cost discussed was $25,000 for a set of rifles, with $10,000 coming from police forfeiture funds and $15,000 from the general…
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