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Sunbury council approves police equipment purchases, hires part‑time officer and raises part‑time rate to $33
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Summary
Council approved a package of equipment for patrol cars (first‑aid kits, ballistic shields, less‑lethal shotguns, stop sticks and taser replenishment), authorized sale of a retired service weapon to a former chief, approved hiring a part‑time officer and set the part‑time rate at $33 per hour; funding will come from police grant accounts and the equipment budget.
Sunbury City Council approved a set of personnel and equipment actions tied to the police department, including a consolidated equipment purchase, the sale of a retired service weapon and a part‑time hire.
Chief Slack (as identified in Council discussion) described standardizing equipment across seven patrol vehicles with first‑aid 'go' kits, seven ballistic shields, three less‑lethal shotguns, three stop sticks and associated cartridge and replacement supplies. Staff estimated the package at roughly $15,000 and said police grant accounts and the PD grants account have available funds; council moved to approve purchasing the listed items using those grant accounts and the motion carried by voice vote.
Separately, council approved selling a retired service weapon to former Chief Remington at a trade value discussed during the meeting; proceeds will return to the equipment budget to partially offset the cost of a new service weapon.
On personnel, council approved hiring a part‑time candidate discussed by the chief (identified in the meeting as 'Neil', currently employed by Harrisburg Capital Police) and approved a motion to increase the part‑time police officer hourly rate from $28 to $33 to help recruitment and retention while staff said they will keep changes within the existing part‑time budget.
Council did not adopt any additional conditions tied to these approvals beyond directing staff to confirm final purchase prices and to finalize budget transfers from identified grant accounts.
Next steps: staff will finalize equipment quotes, confirm grant‑account balances and process the hire and rate change through payroll.
