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Utica council OKs AEDs, ammunition and a sole-source Axon Taser purchase; donation and LEO grant fund buys
Summary
Council approved use of a $5,100 local-business donation to buy two AEDs, authorized $3,727 for duty/training ammunition, amended equipment budgets, and approved the grant-funded purchase of six Axon Taser 10 devices totaling $38,998.80.
Utica — The Utica City Council on June 9 approved a package of public-safety equipment purchases after the police chief outlined a combination of private donation, existing budget funds and a state LEO grant to cover costs.
Chief Klusney told the council a local business donated $5,100 to the police department and recommended using $4,200 of that money to buy two Physio-Control LIFEPAK CR2 automated external defibrillators from Boundree (bid lowest of three). He asked the council to approve the purchase and a budget amendment to increase the equipment purchase authorization by $4,200 so the units could be acquired. Council voted unanimously to approve the AED purchase and the budget amendment.
Chief Klusney also requested approximately $3,727 be authorized to purchase duty and training handgun ammunition from Vance’s Law Enforcement; council approved that purchase and the funding allocations across patrol supplies and training accounts.
Separately, staff sought approval to purchase six Axon Taser 10 devices as a sole-source procurement under a five-year program funded entirely by a $250,000 LEO grant Representative Ron Robinson secured for the department. The total cost for the six devices and associated equipment was $38,998.80; the council approved the sole-source purchase by roll-call vote after staff said LEO granted sole-source permission and Axon was the manufacturer/distributor.
What it means: Officials said standardizing AED models (so police and fire equipment are compatible) and keeping duty ammunition current are operational priorities; the Taser purchase is part of a multi-year equipment plan funded by a state grant. Chief Klusney emphasized that replacing two aging AEDs and acquiring compatible units improves response efficiency.
All procurement motions passed on unanimous roll-call votes. Funding sources reported in the meeting included the private donation, existing police equipment funds and the LEO grant; council documents show specific GL account numbers for the charges.
