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Garden City police recommend five‑year TASER contract to replace aging units; council informed, annual appropriation required
Summary
The police chief briefed council on replacing older TASER devices with TASER 7 units under a five‑year purchasing plan; staff said annual appropriations would be required and part of the cost could be covered by a recurring JAG grant with the remainder from departmental equipment budgets.
Garden City Police Chief presented an informational item on Jan. 13 recommending the city replace older TASER units that are no longer supported with TASER 7 devices under a five‑year equipment agreement.
The chief said the department’s current TASER models are aging and the manufacturer is phasing out support. Officers recommended TASER 7 as the preferred model because it is closer in platform to the department’s existing units, which reduces…
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