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Council records $3,000 opioid-settlement funds for police equipment
Summary
A resolution authorized the controller to increase the 2025–26 budget by $3,000 in prescription-drug-settlement revenue and allocate the same amount to police equipment to buy a second laptop for a detective, the council recorded on a roll call vote.
The Common Council approved Resolution 2526-153 to amend the 2025–26 fiscal-year budget after the city received $3,000 from Montgomery County as its share of opioid-settlement funds. The measure increased revenue and earmarked the $3,000 for police equipment; a council member noted the money will pay for a second laptop for a detective who needs the skill set.
"Increased revenue, prescription drug settlement, $3,000. Increased expense, police equipment, $3,000," the chair read as the resolution was moved and approved on roll call. Police leadership explained the allocation would fund equipment to ensure investigative capacity across multiple staff members.
