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Police chief requests higher uniform and vehicle budgets and a $30,000 annual transfer for squad replacement
Summary
Police Chief James Natvig requested increases to uniform expenses, vehicle maintenance and equipment budgets, and asked the council to increase annual transfers to a trust account to $30,000 for the next squad car purchase.
Police Chief James Natvig outlined his department’s budget requests for FY2026, asking for higher per-officer uniform allowances, increased vehicle supplies and maintenance spending, upgrades to in-car computer equipment, firearm expense increases, and a raised annual cash transfer to a trust account of $30,000 to build toward the next squad purchase.
Natvig presented these requests as part of the annual departmental budget review; no formal action was taken at the meeting and the requests will be reviewed during budget deliberations.
