HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-01-13 97-80 RESOLVECOUNCIL ACTION
Date: banuary.13;1997 Item NO. 97-80
Item/Subject: RESOLVE, Making an Appropriation from the Drug
Forfeiture Account to the Capital Fund for the
Purpose of Replacing Police Firestone
Responsible Department Police Department
The Police Department has established a working group to identify
priority departmental needs which needs which might be met through the
use of drug forfeiture funds. To date, this group has identified a
number of potential expenditures ranging from the purchase of computers
for our patrol vehicles to uniform replacement. one identified
immediate priority is firearm replacement
our current firearms were purchased approximately seven years ago and
are aching the end of their service
e life where replacement i
required. Approximately $6,200ewas budgeted in the Current year capital
budget to begin the replacement process. Under this plan, complete
replacement would require 4 to 5 years.
Drug forfeiture funds can be used for this purpose. The attached
solve will appropriate $9,600 of these funds to allow for full
replacement. Full replacement at this time will eliminate the need for
annual appropriations over the next several years, will avoid future
price increases, and may result in lower volume purchase pricing.
I would recommend your approval of this appropriation and expenditure
DEPARTMENT HEAD
Manager's Comments: Recommend approval
CITY MANAGER
Associated Information:
Resolve, memo from Police Chief
Budget Approval:
FINANCE DIRECTOR
Legal Approval:
CITY SOLICIT
I troduced For
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Passage
First Reading
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Referral
Assigned to Councilor Leen January 13, 1997 97-80
0 CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE.)�RMOI3Q Making an Appropriation from the Drug Forfeiture
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Account to the Capital Fund for the purpose of Replacing Police
Firearms
By Me C11y Cassel MYu Gory of Beeper.
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THAT, the amount of $9,800 is hereby appropriated from the
Drug Forfeiture Account to the Capital Fund, account
number 7714-91001100, for the purpose of purchasing
replacement firearms. Any unused portion of this
appropriation shall be returned to the Drug Forfeiture
Account to be available for future eligible
expenditures. -
IN CITY COUNCIL
January 13, 1997
First Reading
CITY CLERK
CITY COUNCIL
January 27, 1997
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Makin an Aoomoriation from the Drug
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Currently the police department has approximately $0,000 in funds that have been forfeited by drug dealers at the
direction of the federal courts. We are anticipating mother W," in the next six months.
Over the last year we have used these funds for a variety of relatively small items which enhance our daily drug
investigations . These have included six compucem, a variety of tactics, and a printer and scanner for a poveade
computer which is used to develop composite drawings of suspects.
I recently assembled a team of six people from all areas of the department to make recommendations on what items
could be purchased with these funds and asked the team to priontiae the list of items.
Their work is not finished yet but I do want to bring you up to date on some of their recommendations that would
result in the expenditure of a significant portion of the funds. The team recommended three items be purchased
immediately.
1. The team agreed to set aside whatever funds would be necessary ($30,000 -$60,000 depending of federal
grants) to put computers in the ren.
2. The team recommended the replacement of the existing sidearms. Our currem sidearms are between six and
ten years old. Many of them are reaching the age where they need to be replaced. Beginning this year we had
budgeted $4,500 per year to replace ten sidearms per year. It will take seven years to replace all weapons and
will result in an overall expenditure of at least 1131,5(s). Due to the market demand for our existing sidearms
(we have been offered $2155290 in bade and we paid $35) fin them) we could replace all our sidearms with
new nes for between $12,000 and $16,000. With the 54,500 currently in the budget this would only require
58,000 to $12,000 from forfeiture to complete the purchase.
A investors selecuon temp has just completed a search for a new weapon and has recommended that we go out
to bid on four different weapons. They ate the Smith and Wesson in .10 S&W, the Beretta in.4D S&W, the Sig-
Sammy in AS ACP, and the Glock in .40 S&W. These weapons were selected based on the actual firing of
nineteen different weapons by ova fatty members of the department.
Due to the current marconditions ndm,itions 1 would recommend that we proceed with bid frooon these weapons.
Not only will it save the city at least $15,000 over the next seven years, it would make a significant impact o
improving the morale of the police officers.
3. The team also recommended the expenditure of up to $10000 for purchase of gym equipment. The police
department gymnasium camonly is equipped with items that are owned by department member. Much efthis
equipment is old and is constantly breaking down. Many of the department members use this gymnmsium and
other would also use it IFthe equipment were in better shape.I would recommend that a team be formed to
determine how this money would be spent. The purchase of this equipment would meet federal guidelines on
the use of forfeiture funds (physical training) and would greatly improve employee morale.
One other large item being discussed by the forfeiture team is the replacement of the current uniforms with
uniforms which are easierto clean, more suited to the type of work they do, and durable. We are currently looking
at what the overall cost would he and may soon put together a team to determine what the new uniforms might look
like. I would like to have a member of the public and maybe a councilor participate on that team, if possible. III
keep you informed as this moves along.