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Town OKs police drone purchase and hears update on license‑plate reader rollout
Summary
The board approved a $13,250 drone purchase funded by a DCJS grant and heard that Phase 1 of the license‑plate reader program has been completed; the police reported year‑to‑date call and enforcement statistics.
The Town Board on Oct. 15 approved a Police Department request to purchase a DJI Matrice 30T drone with accessories and software for $13,250, funded by a New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services Law Enforcement Technology Grant. The motion passed on a recorded 3–0 vote with one member absent.
Town staff also received a departmental update on the department’s license‑plate reader program. The police reported that Phase 1 of the license‑plate reader rollout is complete and cameras were installed only at locations where property owners and businesses granted permission; Phase 2 and Phase 3 will proceed as state and county permits are obtained. Town staff thanked the Highway Department for assistance installing poles for the cameras. The department reported recent in‑service training topics and that firearms training is ongoing at a regional range.
During the department update the police provided year‑to‑date operational statistics listed in the meeting: calls for service 20,500; case reports 3,100; arrests 1,150; traffic tickets issued 2,150; parking tickets 700; accident reports taken 1,250. The board approved the drone purchase as a grant‑funded equipment acquisition; no additional local appropriation was recorded in the motion.
