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Council approves police budget amendment to spend down state grant on equipment
Summary
An introductory ordinance to amend the 2026 police budget reallocates remaining state grant funds to specified equipment (including electric and pedal bicycles and camera accessories) totaling roughly $9,907.97; council voted 5-0 to approve the amendment.
Council considered O26-53, an amendment to the 2026 police budget to allocate leftover New York State grant funds for equipment purchases. Councilmember Metavetsky summarized the item as a spend-down of existing grant money and listed the equipment categories: approximately $8,000 for electric police bicycles, $2,000 for pedal bicycles and camera equipment, and $9,907.97 as the total line-item equipment allocation.
Council discussed monitoring and reporting expectations; members emphasized this is internal reallocation rather than additional departmental funding. The council approved the budget amendment by a 5-0 roll-call vote.
