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Plainfield council approves police grants, vehicle purchases and continued Byrne JAG funding
Summary
Council approved resolutions to accept a distracted-driver enforcement grant, purchase two Chevrolet Malibu sedans (not to exceed $146,845) for the police fleet, and continue use of Byrne JAG funding that typically provides about $36,000 per year for equipment and traffic-safety devices.
The Plainfield City Council approved a cluster of police-department measures that the department said will sustain traffic-safety enforcement, modernize part of the patrol fleet and support equipment purchases funded by federal grants.
City records and staff statements at the meeting said the measures included: accepting the New Jersey Division of Highway Safety distracted-driver enforcement grant (the police director characterized the grant as recurring and noted explanatory public-education efforts can accompany enforcement); authorizing purchase of two Chevrolet Malibu LS sedans from Height Ridge Fleet Services for a total not to exceed $146,845 (identified in the meeting as R159-25); and accepting an…
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