Tasers, Training Equipment Project.

The Fairbanks Police Department (FPD) is seeking $34,524 to fund key projects for the department that will improve our ability to provide service and protect residents. Fairbanks Police Department will use the funds to continue with year five of a five-year taser lease contract. The lease option has provided benefit to the department by allowing reliable equipment to be obtained quickly and in a cost-effective manner for the City within the recommended useful life of the equipment. The other key project to be funded with the award is to purchase new training mats and wall panels for the FPD training and briefing room. Currently, the room is not equipped to hold trainings, which makes physical labor intensive trainings harder on staff and the space without the proper equipment in place. This will increase the effectiveness of training while reducing risk of harm or injury to their officers.