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Sierra Vista staff seek $311,574 state border-security grant to expand license-plate readers, K-9 and unmarked vehicles
Summary
Sierra Vista staff asked the council to accept a $311,574.35 Arizona Department of Public Safety grant to fund years two and three of license-plate-reader support, replace a retiring K-9 and handler training, and buy two unmarked pickup trucks for narcotics/community response work; council members pressed staff about an indemnification clause and jurisdiction language in the grant.
Sierra Vista city staff on Tuesday asked the City Council to accept a $311,574.35 grant from the Arizona Department of Public Safety intended for local border-security work, an application that would expand the police department’s license-plate reader network, fund a canine replacement and cover two unmarked pickup trucks for the community response unit.
“This is the local border security grant,” Police Chief Heizer told the council when he introduced Resolution 2026-003 and provided the grant breakdown. He said roughly $107,200 of the award would cover years two and three of support for license-plate readers, that three cameras are now live and a total of 16 cameras are…
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