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Committee orders inspection of Seymour School siren, asks police chief to develop options to reinstate outdoor warning system
Summary
Police Chief Schultz summarized the system's history and costs; the committee voted to inspect the siren at Seymour School and directed Chief Schultz to develop broader program options and return with additional information.
Police Chief Schultz briefed the Joint Committee of the Whole on the history of the outdoor warning siren in the City of Seymour and why the city previously discontinued the system. Chief Schultz also summarized estimated costs for reinstituting the siren network and for its ongoing maintenance.
Alderperson Gerbers moved that the committee have the siren at the Seymour School inspected and directed Chief Schultz to develop options for a broader siren program; Alderperson Vander Heiden seconded the motion and it carried. Committee members asked staff to return with additional cost estimates and implementation options before making a final decision on reinstituting the system.
The motion authorizes an inspection and a staff report; no funding allocation or firm timetable for reinstallation was recorded in the minutes.
