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Committee reviews vehicle upfitting plan, replacement trailer and grant awards; formal votes not recorded
Summary
Chief Twitty outlined vehicle upfitting costs of $29,791.20, a plan to upfit a decommissioned animal-control vehicle, insurance recovery of $7,749.26 toward a $9,541.24 replacement speed trailer, and presented grant awards ($30,000 discovery, $12,750 STOP-DWI) and a permanent appointment for Officer Spencer; the transcript does not record formal votes on the resolutions.
The Police Public Safety Committee on Feb. 5 reviewed several operational purchases and grant awards but did not record formal approvals during the session.
Chief Twitty said the department purchased two new Ford Explorers and that it will need a resolution to upfit them; the vendor proposal for upfitting and related work was listed at $29,791.20. He said some equipment from older vehicles will be transferred to new patrol vehicles to reduce costs and that Bearcom has offered a kennel unit for use in converting a decommissioned explorer into an animal-control vehicle; the committee awaits a final quote on that conversion.
Twitty also said a trailer previously retrofitted by Sergeant Munger was struck by a resident; insurance proceeds of $7,749.26 were recovered and the vendor All Traffic Solutions quoted $9,541.24 for a replacement radar/speed trailer. He said the plan is to combine insurance proceeds with existing equipment-line funds and place the purchase on the finance agenda because the amount is under $10,000.
Under personnel and grants, the chief recommended the permanent appointment of Officer Spencer at the end of his probationary period. He also said the department received a discovery grant of $30,000 to support a discovery clerk position and a $12,750 STOP-DWI allocation distributed by the county sheriff's office for extra patrols.
Because the meeting began without a quorum the committee tabled formal minutes and did not record votes on the resolutions in the transcript. Chief Twitty said he submitted three vehicle resolutions and expected to present a dog-control vehicle quote either this month or at the next meeting.
The committee adjourned; staff will place the upfitting, surplus and grant-acceptance resolutions on the appropriate upcoming finance or governing-body agendas for formal action.
