Consent 7.
Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting
County Sheriff
- Meeting Date:
- 04/08/2014
- Title:
- Taser Grant
- Submitted By:
- Mark Genz, County Sheriff
- Department:
- County Sheriff
Presentation:
No A/V Presentation
Recommendation:
Approve
Document Signatures:
BOS Signature NOT Required
# of ORIGINALS
Submitted for Signature:
Submitted for Signature:
0
NAME
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Mark Genz
TITLE
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Commander
Docket Number (If applicable):
Mandated Function?:
Not Mandated
Source of Mandate
or Basis for Support?:
or Basis for Support?:
Information
Agenda Item Text:
Approve the acceptance of a donation of $66,785 for the Sheriff's Office to purchase 41 Taser International X2 Tasers.
Background:
The Sheriff's Office utilizes Tasers as a less lethal option when dealing with combative subjects. The Taser provides for a temporary incapacitation of these subjects and the ability to take them into custody while at the same time reducing the likelihood of injury due to physically fighting.
As with any electronic/mechanical device, tasers have a life expectancy. This life expectancy is 5 years. These devices will sometimes not last for the full 5 years and some will last longer. More than half of the current Tasers the Sheriff's Office has are out of date.
Also, the basic operation of the Taser is upgraded with newer models to be more effective/efficient.
With this donation, a value of $66,580.76, the Sheriff's Office will be able to replace the outdated and no longer functional Tasers. This provides our deputies with this valuable option when dealing with uncooperative and combative subjects. There is no financial impact to the county in accepting this donation.
This donation is made from a private foundation.
As with any electronic/mechanical device, tasers have a life expectancy. This life expectancy is 5 years. These devices will sometimes not last for the full 5 years and some will last longer. More than half of the current Tasers the Sheriff's Office has are out of date.
Also, the basic operation of the Taser is upgraded with newer models to be more effective/efficient.
With this donation, a value of $66,580.76, the Sheriff's Office will be able to replace the outdated and no longer functional Tasers. This provides our deputies with this valuable option when dealing with uncooperative and combative subjects. There is no financial impact to the county in accepting this donation.
This donation is made from a private foundation.
Department's Next Steps (if approved):
Training will be conducted for deputies on the new model of Taser. They will then be issued and put into service with deputies within the Sheriff's Office.
Impact of NOT Approving/Alternatives:
Our ability to utilize a less lethal, safer means of taking combative subjects into custody will continue to diminish as time goes on due to the current supply of Tasers becoming inoperable with age.
To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:
N/A
Attachments
No file(s) attached.