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Proctor council approves budget amendment to buy seven tasers to standardize police equipment
Summary
At its Oct. 7 meeting the Proctor City Council approved Resolution 57-2, a budget amendment using 2023 Public Safety Grant funds and 2024 police state aid to purchase seven tasers so the police department will not operate multiple models and training systems.
The Proctor City Council on Oct. 7 approved Resolution 57-2, a budget amendment allocating funds from the 2023 Public Safety Grant and 2024 police state aid to purchase seven tasers for the police department.
Council members said the move is intended to standardize equipment after staff and the chief concluded that buying a small number of tasers each year would leave the department using multiple models. "It would leave their Department using three different tasers which would mean three different softwares and three different trainings and, God forbid, you know something happens—kind of a liability to have three different programs running for one piece of equipment," the council member introducing the item said.
Mayor Ward presented the resolution and said staff had discussed options with Chief Gatus before recommending the purchase. The council put the amendment to a voice vote; Counselor dwall moved to approve the resolution and the motion passed.
The resolution uses two funding sources already identified by staff: a 2023 Public Safety Grant and state police aid budgeted for 2024. The council did not specify model names or vendors at the meeting, and no further procurement details were provided during discussion.
Next steps: the council approved the budget change and directed staff to proceed with the purchase under the identified funding sources. If specific vendor selection or contract awards are required, those actions would appear on a future agenda.
