Council approves Tasers, pavement project funds

From Taser upgrades for the Green River Police Department to funds for the Pavement Preservation Project, the Green River City Council took action on a number of issues during Tuesday night's council meeting.

One of the issues that came before the council was the consideration of an agreement with Axon Enterprise. GRPD's interim Police Chief Sean Sturlaugson explained that the Taser X2 is the energy weapon that GRPD officers are currently outfitted with. Axon Enterprise, Inc., who owns Taser, recently announced the company will no longer support the Taser X2 with either maintenance or product.

"They are currently offering their newest weapon, the Taser 10, at a pretty significant discount," Sturlaugson said.

The GRPD and Axon Enterprise worked out a purchasing quote and customer agreement in order for the department to switch from the Taser X2 to the Taser 10.

"The quote and agreement is for a complete department wide changeover to the Taser 10, and includes weapons, holsters, cartridges, training, digital support for downloads, and a five year warranty," the council agenda explained.

When asked about the cost for the switch, Sturlaugson said it will be little over $118,000. He added that Axon Enterprise has worked out an agreement with the GRPD to allow them to pay over a five-year period, which will be a little over $22,000 a year.

The council approved the agreement with Axon Enterprise unanimously.

The council also considered a change order for the 2023 Pavement Preservation Project. Public Works Director Mark Westenskow explained that a patching job done as part of the project was handled a little differently than initially planned. He said that once the contractor got on site, they decided to bring in a mill for removal of old pavement, which allowed them to remove longer and more substantial patches, especially on Riverview and Bridger. The project originally anticipated the placement of approximately 1,875 tons of asphalt, according to the council agenda, but doing more work on bigger patches resulted in additional asphalt being placed. The change was seen as being in line with project goals.

"I think we got a better project because of it," Westenskow said.

The council voted unanimously to approve the change order in the amount of $85,150.

Other items at the council meeting included hearing an update from Wyoming Waste, approving a restricted donation program for the Green River Arts Council, awarding a bid to replace a Cisco Fabric Interconnect (which connects city servers to the network), and increasing funds for the YWCA Center for Families and Children.

 

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