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Pelican Rapids approves switch to newer taser system; Otter Tail County to reimburse most of two siren replacements
Summary
Chief Todd Quon told council current X26 tasers are obsolete and parts (especially batteries) are unavailable; council approved a 5-year subscription-style replacement with the X10 platform and approved accepting a county reimbursement grant that will cover about $32,000 of a $48,000 siren project.
Pelican Rapids Police Chief Todd Quon told the council that the department’s current X26 tasers have become obsolete and replacement parts — notably batteries — are no longer available, jeopardizing ongoing maintenance.
"The batteries are the component that we most importantly need right now that are not available," Chief Quon said, describing vendor guidance that components would continue to phase out and the department’s difficulty sourcing replacements.
Quon recommended moving to the newer X10 platform under a five-year managed subscription that covers devices, training cartridges, deployed cartridges and battery replacement. He said the first-year service cost on the quote is about $2,171.68 and proposed covering roughly $11,200 from remaining one-time funds and $1,000 from the training budget for year one; future years would be covered out of capital budgets.
Councilors discussed logistics, including moving away from individual officer-assigned devices to shared 'handles' issued on shift and the vendor-supplied tracking features. Council approved the contract proposal by voice vote.
On a separate public-safety item, Chief Quon presented boilerplate grant language from Otter Tail County to reimburse most of the cost for relocating and upgrading two emergency sirens (project total ~ $48,000; county reimbursement just over $32,000; the city’s share about $16,000). Council approved accepting the reimbursement grant by voice vote.
The hardware and grant approvals will permit the department to replace aging equipment and to move toward the newer taser platform with vendor-supported lifecycle services.
