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Police budget includes vehicle upfits and proposal for roughly $375,000 911 system
Summary
Nicholas Payne presented the police and dispatch budgets and cited costs to upfit new police cars from Enterprise, increasing fuel and insurance expenses, and an estimated $375,000 need for a replacement 911 system.
Nicholas Payne presented the Police Department and Dispatch budgets at the March 27 Tonkawa City Council special meeting, citing several near-term operational needs. Payne told the council the City must pay to upfit new police cars being acquired from Enterprise and is facing increases in fuel costs and vehicle and structure insurance; he also said the department needs new software packages and servers.
Payne also presented the Dispatch budget and said the City is "in desperate need of a new 911 system," which the transcript records at an estimated cost of approximately $375,000. The presentation did not include a detailed procurement timeline or funding source; council members heard the estimate but no formal vote was recorded during the special session.
