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City staff proposes $18,105 simulator purchase for training funded by forfeiture account
Summary
City staff recommended buying a Digimation advanced range firearms simulator estimated at $18,105, to be paid from the department’s forfeiture account.
City staff told commissioners the Police Department proposed purchasing a Digimation advanced range training simulator for $18,105, to be paid from the department’s forfeiture account.
Staff said the technology is similar to a previously demonstrated virtual-reality taser trainer and would provide a cost-effective, safer option for annual firearms training and qualification. The department’s forfeiture account balance was stated at about $184,000; staff said the purchase would come from those funds.
The item was discussed during the agenda review as part of the consent agenda. No formal vote or final approval was recorded during the agenda review discussion; staff indicated the item would appear on the consent agenda for the commission to consider at its meeting.
Commissioners did not enter into detailed technical debate about the system during the review session; staff described the unit as a modern training tool that could reduce training costs and improve safety.
