File #: 18-0361   
Type: Payment Ordinance Status: Adopted
Meeting Body: City Council Formal Meeting
On agenda: 3/21/2018 Final action: 3/21/2018
Title: Police Ordnance Company, Inc.

Title

Police Ordnance Company, Inc.

 

Description

For $60,000.00 in payment authority for a new contract, entered on or about April 1, 2018, for a term of five years, to purchase Arwen 37T Launchers and Accessories for the Police Department. The launchers are vital for the Special Assignments Unit (SAU), to help barricade subjects, perform high-risk search warrants, and assist with the arrests of subjects with a high-violence potential, utilizing less lethal tools and equipment. In addition, it offers the SAU various training methods to build skills to shoot and conduct firearms training. This equipment is a critical part of the Police Department's effort to provide life safety services to the public and for use in critical incidents and complicated scenes.