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Committee puts taser procurement funding on reserve pending cost and rollout details
San Francisco Board of Supervisors Budget and Finance Committee · June 25, 2018
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Summary
After hearing differing cost estimates from SFPD and the BLA, supervisors voted to withhold first-year taser funding and place second-year money on reserve so the department can finalize procurement, unit pricing and a staged training/rollout plan.
The committee examined the Police Commission—s policy authorizing tasers and debated the budget implications of a department-wide rollout. SFPD estimated an implementation cost of roughly $3.5 million (device purchases and staged rollout), while the Budget Legislative Analyst calculated higher one-time and ongoing costs…
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