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Police chief outlines five-year SRO contract; requests tasers, body cameras and storage
Summary
Police Chief Bart Beck reported negotiation of a five-year school resource officer contract that would include tasers, eleven body cameras, and unlimited data storage, and asked the council to include tasers in the budget.
Police Chief Bart Beck told council the department negotiated a new five-year contract with Ludlow Schools for the school resource officer; the proposed contract would include tasers, eleven body-worn cameras and unlimited data storage. Beck described technological improvements in tasers compared with older models and also discussed a new interview-room camera the department is considering.
Council discussion noted the equipment requests and the budget implications; council did not take an immediate vote on the items. Chief Beck’s equipment requests will be considered as part of the FY2026–27 budget process at future meetings.
