TITLE
Title
BUDGET AMENDMENT: PURCHASE REPLACEMENT TASERS FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
Danny H. Rogers, Sheriff (Capt. David Pruitt)
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BACKGROUND
Background
The Guilford County Sheriff's Office utilizes several weapons for its deputies and detention officers. One of these weapons is the Taser Conducted Energy Weapon (CEW) It has been utilized by the Sheriff's Office as an issued piece of equipment for approximately twenty (20) years. The current model of Taser used by the Sheriff's Office is the Taser Model X26P. The Sheriff's Office has been using this particular model since 2016. The supported life cycle of a Taser model is five (5) years, so this model has been end-of-life for the past two (2). It is no longer being supported in any manner by the Axon Company, which owns Taser. The Sheriff's Office is not be able to purchase any of the needed equipment, such as replacement batteries, replacement cartridges, or replace/repair damaged/broken Tasers. The Taser has shown to be a needed piece of equipment for deputies and detention officers. It assists in stopping assaults or threats of assaults by offenders by means on neuromuscular incapacitation. It also assists in deescalating situations, which might have become assaultive. The newest model is the Taser Model 10. The Sheriff's Office needs to replace 360 Model X26P Tasers in its inventory.
The cost to replace the Tasers, the accompanying equipment, provide training, provide training aids and replacement equipment, such as cartridges and batteries, is $1,104,194. The Guilford County Purchasing Department was consulted and approved a sole source exemption for the purchase of the Tasers from the Axon Company.
In order to process this mid-year need, the Sheriff's Office will utilize $488,572 in currently budgeted Federal Forfeiture funds towards the purchase of Tasers, all accompanying equipment and training. Federal Forfeiture Funds in the amount of $220,000 was appropriated in the She...
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