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Police ask council to use vehicle-sale proceeds to fund desktop upgrades and Acorn Park cameras
Summary
The police chief reported several desktop computers are nearing end-of-life ahead of Windows 10 end‑of‑support and requested permission to use proceeds from auctioned surplus patrol vehicles to buy replacements; the department also sought to proceed with a previously awarded $5,000 grant for a forensic camera system at Acorn Park.
Franklin Park's police chief told council the department has multiple desktop machines that will fall out of CJIS-compliant support when Windows 10 reaches an end‑of‑support milestone and recommended replacing five desktops to maintain operations. The chief said vendors quoted approximately $7,200–$8,500 to replace the machines and that money from the impending auction of a surplus patrol…
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