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Council backs grant applications and gear purchases for police, fire and donations to neighboring department
Summary
The council approved grant-related purchases and resolutions including tasers funded by a BCIF grant project (~$1M), a FEMA AFG resolution to replace radios and air packs (application for $2M with 10% city match), donation of used ballistic vests to Gadsden PD, and a $2,000 cybersecurity match.
At its Feb. 3 meeting Jackson City Council approved multiple public-safety items: a police taser purchase under a BCIF grant, a resolution to apply for a FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) to replace radios and breathing apparatus, donation of used ballistic vests to Gadsden, Tenn., and a small cybersecurity training grant reimbursement.
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