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Council adopts ordinance to buy two police ballistic shields, not to exceed $14,000

Reading City Council · April 7, 2026
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Summary

Council approved an ordinance authorizing the Safety Service Director to purchase two ballistic shields for police, with the expenditure not to exceed $14,000; vote was 7-0.

Council voted unanimously to authorize the Safety Service Director to purchase two police ballistic shields, an expenditure the minutes specify will not exceed $14,000 and will be taken from the Special Capital Projects Fund. The motion to suspend the rule requiring additional readings carried 7-0, and the ordinance was adopted as amended by the same 7-0 roll-call vote (Ordinance Number 2026-12).

The minutes do not specify vendor names or delivery timelines. The purchase is recorded as coming from the Special Capital Projects Fund; the council did not attach additional conditions or amendments beyond the wording adopted on the floor.