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Police and fire departments report staffing, equipment and Measure B payouts
Summary
Atwater police and CAL FIRE reported equipment purchases, staffing changes and Measure B expenditures: Police Chief Rich McEachin described new radios and handgun replacements; CAL FIRE Battalion Chief Randall detailed call volumes, equipment purchases and quarterly Measure B payments totaling more than $2.6 million across two quarters.
Police Chief Rich McEachin and CAL FIRE Battalion Chief Randall presented separate public-safety updates to the Measure B Oversight Committee on March 16.
Police Chief Rich McEachin said the department tracked non‑payroll expenditures for the last two quarters, including a monthly online reporting service whose monthly fee rose this year, lease continuation fees on police vehicles, testing of two portable radios tied to a Tango-Tango push-to-talk app on department phones, and one-time purchases. "We replaced all of our handguns," McEachin said, noting…
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