At the June workshop, police and IT staff outlined both equipment and software requests and a federal hiring grant application.

Carl (staff presenting) described a request to buy 46 Cradlepoint routers (for police vehicle data connections) through T‑Mobile; he said the routers are available at a promotional price and that the department plans to purchase service through T‑Mobile. Carl said the department previously used tablet SIM‑based connections but returned to vehicle routers after performance problems.

Chief (police) described the annual Motorola service agreement for the department’s radios and dispatch services. He said the difference in contract amounts reflected radios that had moved off the service contract; staff referenced a roughly $73,000 original contract and a $38,000 renewal amount in documents discussed.

Staff also presented a proposed contract with VersaTerm / Public Safety US Inc. to adopt a BlueTeam/IEMPRO‑style system (referred to in the workshop as “Blue Team IEPRO”) for officer reporting and internal case management (use‑of‑force, pursuits, complaints). Chief said the system routes reports to supervisors and preserves officer case histories for investigations. A council member stated the cost as "$21,700" during the meeting.

On staffing, staff requested council authorization to apply for the U.S. Department of Justice COPS Hiring Program (FY2025) to request up to $625,000 to hire five new officers (up to $125,000 per officer spread over three years). The presenter explained the grant uses a 75/25 cost share; staff estimated the town’s 25% share would be $156,250 while the Department of Justice share would total the remainder. Staff clarified that the grant requires the five officers be new to the budget (not previously budgeted positions); replacements for officers who leave during the performance period may be allowable if properly reported.

No formal approvals were recorded at the workshop; staff asked that the equipment purchases, service renewals and the COPS grant resolution be placed on the July agenda for formal action.