I. RECOMMENDATION:
It is the recommendation of the Chief of Police to make the police departments annual ammunition purchase, costing $11,649.12, from its normal supplier, Dooley Enterprises, Inc.
II. BACKGROUND:
For the past several years, the police department has been purchasing its duty and training ammunition from Dooley Enterprises, Inc. in Anaheim. The reason behind this is because Dooley Enterprises, Inc. is a dealer of Winchester ammunition, the current brand of duty ammunition for the police department.
III. DISCUSSION:
Normally the annual cost of duty and training ammunition has been under $10,000. With the increase in cost of the ammunition and an anticipated increase in training, that cost has gone up to $11,649.12.
The Chief of Police is requesting permission to utilize COPS Grant money to purchase the duty / training ammunition.
IV. ALTERNATIVES:
The Council can deny the purchase and the police department will need to seek alternative routes to obtain the needed ammunition.
V. FISCAL IMPACT:
The fiscal impact is $11,649.12 and will be taken out of existing COPS Grant funding that the police department obtains annually from the State. | | |