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Council pauses acceptance of $75,000 tactical equipment grant for legal review after concerns about federal flow‑down terms
Summary
Council referred a proposal to accept a $75,000 federal tactical‑team subaward to next week’s committee after debate about whether grant terms require regional/national deployability or cooperation with federal immigration authorities; police chief said equipment is meant for officer safety and regional mutual aid.
The Common Council voted to send an authorization for a $75,000 federal tactical‑team grant to committee for legal review after several members raised concerns about grant conditions.
Mr. Defendini introduced the measure to accept the subaward for tactical equipment and related training; it was seconded and then discussed at length. Chief Kelly said the funds would support officer safety by replacing or updating helmets, ballistic shields and small unmanned aerial systems used to survey and de‑escalate high‑risk incidents. "This is…
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