Committee approves three police contracts, including training software and recovery network amendment

The Norwalk City Public Safety and General Government Committee on June 25 authorized three police department procurement actions, approving a Wheell Engineering master service agreement for $23,570.64, a fourth amendment to a memorandum of agreement with Recovery Network of Programs for about $318,600, and a one-year Frontline (Vector Solutions) training software subscription for $13,490.

Mickey Dosan, administrative manager for the Norwalk Police Department, told the committee the Recovery Network work is an ongoing relationship with behavioral consultants and that some payments are fronted by the police department and later reimbursed by grant funds. "Some of the funds that are being paid for this are fronted by the police department and then we're reimbursed," Dosan said, adding that other amounts come from reprioritized departmental funds.

Dosan and staff members — including Deputy Chief Joe Dingho and Lieutenant Sophia Galino — said the department conserved spending in other areas and remains "in the black," and they offered to answer technical questions about procurement and training platform choices. A police chief on the record emphasized that the Frontline training platform communicates directly with the state post-training system, which Department staff said improves recordkeeping for roughly 183 officers and helps meet mandated training and certification tracking.

Council members moved and the committee approved the items; the chair recorded the result as unanimous. No separate debate was held on the procurements in the meeting record. The committee then moved to adjourn.