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ITEM 25

City Council Memorandum Police Memo No. N/A

Date:

June 10, 2024

To:

Mayor and Council

Thru:

Joshua H. Wright, City Manager
Tadd Wille, Assistant City Manager
Bryan Chapman, Police Chief

From:

Melanie Smith, Senior Management Analyst

Subject:

Purchase of TruNarc Handheld Narcotics Analyzers

Proposed Motion:

Move City Council approve the purchase of handheld narcotics analyzers, from Thermo Scientific Portable Analytical Instruments, Inc., in the amount of $152,527.49.

Background/Discussion:

The Chandler Police Department was awarded $152,527.49 from the State of Arizona through the Department of Public Safety (DPS) FY24 Fentanyl Prosecution, Diversion and Testing Fund, and City Council approved accepted these grant dollars via Resolution No. 5808 on May 23, 2024. The grant award provides funding to assist eligible state, local units of government, and tribes responding to the fentanyl crisis. The Police Department applied for the funds to purchase four handheld drug analyzers. The analyzers will extend the current field drug testing program, reducing the overall requests for drug analysis and allowing for a greater capacity of fentanyl cases to be analyzed in the laboratory.

TruNarc analyzers identify more than 530 of the highest priority illicit and abused narcotics in a single drug test. They can also scan directly through plastic or glass for most drug test samples to minimize contamination, reduce exposure and preserve evidence. The Police Department was previously awarded grant funds from the Gila River Indian Community in June 2023 for purchase of TruNarc devices and has been satisfied with their performance. Currently, the department has two TruNarc analyzers, one for field use and one in the laboratory. This purchase will increase the total number of field analyzers to five.

Evaluation:

The Chandler Police Department has utilized TruNarc narcotics analyzers supplied by Thermo Scientific Portable Analytical Instruments, Inc., for more than five years. Staff recommends purchase of the TruNarc devices, as it will allow continuity of process and reliable results that have been accepted by the Maricopa County Attorney's Office for charging purposes, streamlining of ongoing software updates, and standardization of processes and equipment.

Financial Implications:

There are no matching dollars required for this grant.

Fiscal Impact

Account No.

Fund Name

Program Name

Dollar Amount

CIP Funded Y/N

217.2021.5322.0000.3PD214

Grant Fund

N/A

$152,527.49