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Nunn OKs up to $3,000 for pepper-ball guns after police request
Summary
Chief Rick Florence requested pepper-ball guns at $969 each and free training for one officer; the board authorized spending up to $3,000 for the purchase by unanimous roll-call vote.
Police Chief Rick Florence told the board he will attend a chiefs conference June 7–10 and requested the department purchase pepper-ball guns, noting a quoted cost of $969 per gun that includes a case and free training for one officer. The purchase had not been budgeted.
Trustee Kaus moved and Trustees Buxton and Kaus (as recorded in motions) seconded authorization to spend up to $3,000 on pepper-ball guns for the Police Department. The board approved the expenditure by unanimous roll-call vote (Trustees Kelly, Kaus, Buxton, Babiarz and Mayor Jordan Cable: Yes).
The motion authorizes up to $3,000; the transcript does not specify the exact number of units to be purchased, only the per-unit quote and the spending cap.
