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Police chief reports unsolicited gifts including $25,000 anonymous donation for weapons upgrades
Summary
The Irondequoit Police Department reported two unsolicited monetary gifts on the agenda — one from Paula Rose and an anonymous $25,000 donation earmarked to upgrade weapons — which the chief said the department accepted or welcomed; the agenda listed resolutions to formally accept both gifts.
The Irondequoit Police Department informed the town board of two unsolicited monetary gifts listed on the agenda, including one from Paula Rose and an anonymous $25,000 donation designated to upgrade department weapons.
"This was for $25,000... for us to specifically, upgrade our weapons to make sure everybody has all the right ones, the same ones across the board," the police chief (speaker 10) said, describing the anonymous gift and noting the donor wished to remain anonymous. The chief said the Paula Rose donation was likewise unsolicited and intended to remember the police department.
Both gifts were listed as resolutions under the police department section of the board packet for formal acceptance. The transcript does not record the board taking a final vote on those specific resolutions during the workshop; the items remained on the agenda for board action.
The department did not provide donor contact details for the anonymous gift and did not state a procurement plan for the weapons purchase during the workshop. Any required acceptance vote or expenditure authorization will be recorded in the meeting minutes when acted upon by the board.
