City of Roswell - File #: 10-0510

• File #: 10-0510
• Version: 2
• Name: FLIR Unit
• Type: Item with Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/5/2010
• In control: Mayor and City Council
• On agenda: 9/27/2010
• Final action: 9/27/2010
• Title: Approval of a Resolution to submit a 2010 Community Giving Sponsorship grant award from Target Corporation in the amount of $5,000.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/25/2010	4	Mayor and City Council	Approved	Pass
10/12/2010	3	Public Safety and Public Works Committee	Approved for the Regular Agenda	Pass
9/27/2010	3	Mayor and City Council	Approved	Pass
9/14/2010	2	Public Safety and Public Works Committee	Approved for the Regular Agenda	Pass

Title

Approval of a Resolution to submit a 2010 Community Giving Sponsorship grant award from Target Corporation in the amount of $5,000.

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Item Summary:

Target Corporation has invited the Roswell Police Department to apply for a sponsorship grant award in the amount of $5,000. The proposed project will purchase a FLIR (Forward Looking Infra-Red) Systems thermal imager unit for the Field Services Division of the Roswell Police Department. The unit enables law enforcement officers to see suspects in total darkness, through smoke, and light foliage. A FLIR handheld allows the officer to see the suspect, without revealing the officer's location. The FLIR unit will assist officers in the field and suppress crime, reduce loss, and ensure that the officers have access to the latest tools and technology available.

Committee or Staff Recommendation:

On September 14, 2010 the Public Safety & Public Works Committee recommended placing this item on the September 27, 2010 Mayor and Council Agenda.

Financial Impact:

No matching funds are required.

Presented by:

Ed Williams, Chief of Police