Agenda No. 9.
CITY COUNCIL MEMORANDUM
| City Council Meeting: | February 20, 2024 |
| Department: | Police Department |
| Subject: | Resolution 24-R-18 - Authorizing a grant application for Bullet-Resistant Shields to be purchased to enhance law enforcement's all-hazard response capabilities. (S.Williams/J.Lowery/K.Kallies) |
BACKGROUND
Ballistic shields provide officers with cover and additional ballistic protection needed during high-risk situations where officers must approach potentially armed individuals. SZPD has limited, or at times, no access to ballistic shields if a high-risk incident occurs within the city, school campuses, or surrounding secondary response areas. SZPD’s priority will be to equip supervisors on each shift with new generation ballistic shield, that provide higher ballistic protection and is much lighter, that can be immediately and readily available for utilization during critical situations in the community or schools.
GOAL
SZPD’s goal of this project is to equip uniformed officers with higher ballistic protection and is much lighter with new generation protective ballistic shields.
COMMUNITY BENEFIT
Increases the department's response capabilities while improving officer and community safety by providing funds not currently available in our budget to purchase this much needed safety equipment.
SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approval of the grant submission would allow SZPD to submit the Ballistic-Resistant Shield Grant for funding, providing $42,000 for this endeavor.
RECOMMENDATION
Approve Resolution 24-R-18.