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Council moves to buy and fund replacement ballistic vests after inventory review
Summary
Council discussed 62 ballistic vests reported as expired or forecasted to expire and approved related contract and grant items to replace vests; staff said no currently issued vests are expired and the department follows a five-year NIJ guidance on vest life.
Grand Prairie staff told the City Council the police department stays ahead of body-armor expiration and asked for approval of both a contract to purchase replacement vests and a grant to cover part of the cost.
Ryan Simpson, assistant director in the police department, said the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) uses a five-year guideline for the…
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