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Police present 2026 operating budget; council weighs cruiser purchases and staffing
Summary
Richmond Police Department presented a 2026 budget similar to 2025 with increases for subscriptions and one additional investigator. Councilors discussed capital requests for cruisers and whether pension levy dollars could be repurposed for fleet needs.
Kyle Weatherly, a representative of the Richmond Police Department, presented the department’s 2026 budget request and answered council questions on operations, technical services, overtime and capital vehicle needs.
Weatherly said many operating line items are similar to 2025; contractual services, subscriptions and some investigative software fall under the department’s technical services. He told councilors the department increased a contractual/subscriptions line from $35,000 to $45,000 to cover hiring, testing and some mental‑health services for staff. He also said uniforms and accessories spending is projected to fall because…
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