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Warwick council trims police ammunition request after public questions about inventory and cost
Summary
After public concern about inventory, per-round pricing and past purchases, a finance committee amendment cut the police department's requested ammunition budget from $150,000 to $75,000; the City Council later approved the amended request.
The Warwick Police Department asked the Finance Committee and later the full City Council to approve a one-year ammunition purchase contract capped at $150,000. Major Sullivan of the police department told the committee the bid covered multiple training needs and that the department uses roughly 100,000 rounds of 9mm and close to 100,000 rounds of .223 per year for rifles, training and required qualifications.
The request prompted sustained questioning from council members and members of the public about how much ammunition the city already has, how it is inventoried and the per-round cost. Rob Cody (Ward 7) told the committee he reviewed two decades of city spending and…
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