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Police and fire chiefs report on grants, recruits and apparatus; volunteers give monthly activity update
Summary
Police and fire chiefs used the Feb. 5 meeting to report active grant funding, recruit and academy updates, apparatus maintenance status and a hose donation; volunteer Drakeville reported monthly call activity and recruit progress.
Police and fire department leaders used the Feb. 5 Board of Public Safety meeting to summarize personnel, grants, training and apparatus status.
Police: Chief Bill Baldwin said the department has several active grants, including a $30,000 distracted‑driving allotment, a $50,000 speed‑enforcement allotment, a $55,000 DWI allotment, a $10,000 Click‑It‑or‑Ticket allotment and a $35,000 stolen‑vehicle/violent‑crime allotment. Baldwin said the combined allotments for current initiatives total about $180,000, with roughly $141,280 remaining unspent. He credited the newly formed Office of Professional Standards and Captain Gonzales for pursuing and obtaining grant funding. Baldwin also said recruitment and hiring are underway: five officers are in the academy, one is in a field‑training program, and the department issued six conditional offers from…
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