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City authorizes construction of police armory to secure firearms and ammo
Summary
Council approved converting an existing 8×8 space in the police annex into a secure armory; staff said volunteers and a contractor will be used to keep costs down and ensure code compliance.
Chief Waddell told the council the police department lacks a secure armory to store rifles, handguns and ammunition and proposed converting an existing 8-foot-by-8-foot annex room. He said local businesses and citizens have offered materials or labor and that a licensed contractor will be used to ensure the work meets code. "We identified a contractor that is going to work side by side with those people to make sure that it's done, to code," he said.
Staff noted funding would come from previously earmarked police projects and that the purchase and construction fall under a city exemption (City rule E-15) rather than the state's public contracting code. A motion to authorize construction and allow the chief to sign related documents passed unanimously.
