Police Services Feasibility Study - City of Santa Paula

Radios
SPPD currently has eight (8) Visar, twenty-eight (28) HT1000, three (3) MT2000,
eight (8) MT1000, six (6) MT500, one (1) HT200, and twelve (12) Kenwood
programmable radios. The only radios suitable for assimilation are the Visars,
HT1000s, MT2000s, and Kenwoods. County Communications would need to
reprogram these radios with the Sheriff’s Department’s frequencies. The
reprogramming cost would be approximately $173 for the three hours of labor to
reprogram 51 radios. The current number of compatible radios is sufficient to
equip the minimum staffing levels (see Appendix M).
The eight (8) Visar and the three (3) Motorola MT2000 radios have
accompanying individual chargers. While twenty-eight (28) Motorola HT1000 are
issued, there are only twelve (12) individual HT1000 chargers in inventory.
Sixteen (16) additional individual HT1000 chargers will need to be purchased for
an estimated cost of $405. The enhanced staffing levels calls for the addition of
three (3) Motorola MT2000 radios and chargers for an estimated cost of $3,296
SPPD also has multi-port banks and additional batteries for both the HT1000 and
the MT2000 radios (see Appendix N).
Weapons
SPPD officers currently carry the Sig Sauer P229 .40 caliber handgun, which is
acceptable for carry according to the Department’s firearms staff. There will be
no need to purchase handguns in the event of a merger.
SPPD also carries Mossberg shotguns and less lethal weapons. These weapon
systems are not consistent with the shotguns issued by the Sheriff’s Department;
therefore, the City will incur a one-time startup cost for twenty (20) Remington
870 shotguns (five of which will be less lethal weapons) for an estimated cost of
$9,300 at the minimum service level and $10,695 for twenty-three (23) shotguns
at the enhanced service level (see Appendixes M & N). In addition, SPPD has
eight (8) Colt M16s and two (2) Colt AR15s in stock. It is recommended that
these weapon systems be converted, for a total estimated cost of $4,090 at
either staffing level (see Appendixes M & N). In the event the officer chooses to
carry these converted weapons in their patrol vehicles, an additional cost of $225
for installation of the AR15 locking mechanism will be incurred for each lock.
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