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Council questions police staffing, vehicle needs and body‑cam costs
Summary
Councilors pressed staff on where salary savings from below‑budget police staffing have gone, whether one or two new patrol cars should be purchased, and the impact of the expiring Axon body‑camera contract and vehicle repair costs.
Councilors used the 2026 budget review to probe police staffing and equipment needs. Speaker 3 highlighted that the police department has been operating with about 55–57 officers versus a budgeted 64–65 and asked, “Where is that million dollars?” in unspent salary funds. Speaker 1 said unspent salary dollars remain in the general fund and offered to provide a detailed reconciliation showing what was…
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