Fiscal Note
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Authorizing the Mayor, City Clerk and Chief of Police to accept an award of thermal viewing equipment through the Department of Homeland Security's Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP).
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WHEREAS, the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP) was established in an effort to strengthen the level of preparedness of first responders; and,
WHEREAS, the CEDAP program provides commercial equipment to smaller jurisdictions and metropolitan areas; and,
WHEREAS, the Madison Police Department (MPD) has been awarded a thermal viewer as part of the CEDAP program; and,
WHEREAS, thermal viewing equipment is utilized by law enforcement to investigate crimes and vehicles crashes, and search for missing and/or endangered persons; and,
WHEREAS, this equipment is also used to assist law enforcement in apprehending suspects in lowlight conditions, thereby providing both a sight advantage and an additional margin of safety; and,
WHEREAS, this equipment has a value of $15,341.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Madison, through the Madison Police Department (MPD) is authorized to accept a grant of thermal viewing equipment from the Department of Homeland Security's Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program.