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Council authorizes purchase of grant‑funded dispatch radio console
Summary
Freeport's council authorized purchase of dispatch radio console equipment after Chief reported a grant covers 100% of the cost; Detective David Fernandez was named as the department's primary grant officer.
Freeport's police department asked the council to authorize purchase of a dispatch radio console after the department received a grant covering the full cost. "It is 100% covered cost," the chief told the council, describing the agenda item as the formal purchase authorization following receipt of the grant.
Council moved and seconded the purchase authorization and recorded the motion as carried. During questions the chief identified Detective David Fernandez as the staff member who secures most department grants.
Why it matters: A fully grant-funded upgrade to dispatch equipment can improve public-safety communications without drawing on city funds.
