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Oak Grove approves purchase of police portable radios and batteries
Summary
The Board of Aldermen approved a capital purchase for three portable police radios and 21 batteries, with staff saying the acquisition will cost less than the $18,000 allocated in the capital improvement fund.
The Oak Grove Board of Aldermen approved a capital expenditure to purchase three portable police radios and additional batteries at its Feb. 2 meeting.
The police chief said the department began a phased replacement of older radios when a full replacement in 2025 proved infeasible and that this year’s capital-improvement request covers three radios plus 21 batteries. "So this is a capital improvement request that we had in this year's budget to purchase 3 portable radios for the officers," the chief said, and added the purchase would come in for less than the $18,000 that was budgeted.
An alderman moved to approve the purchase; the motion was seconded and passed by voice vote. The chief told the board that batteries are the weakest point in current equipment because they lose life quickly with 24/7 use. The board did not record a roll-call vote for this item in the transcript.
Next steps discussed included proceeding with procurement under the capital-improvement fund; the transcript did not record a final vendor selection or exact purchase price.
