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Council authorizes $3,259 forensic laptop for detective division using state seizure funds
Summary
The council authorized a $3,259 purchase of a dedicated laptop for cellular phone analysis in the detective division, to be paid from the city's state seizure/special revenue fund; staff described the device as single‑use for search‑warrant situations.
The council approved a resolution authorizing the city controller to fund a laptop purchase for the Amsterdam Police Department's detective division at a cost of $3,259, to be paid from the city’s state seizure/special revenue fund.
An agency official described the purchase as a dedicated, single‑use machine for cellular phone analysis when staff execute search warrants, noting the work is "very, very robust" and requires substantial data storage. The resolution language read into the record authorized the controller to fund the purchase from the seizure fund and the motion carried on roll call.
