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Consider a memorandum/resolution authorizing an agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc. through Buyboard (contract #603-20) for the purchase of TASERS in an amount not to exceed $170,000.00 per year, through fiscal year 2031.
SUMMARY
DATE: September 21, 2021
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Charles F. Kimble, Chief of Police
SUBJECT: Purchase of TASER package for the Killeen Police Department
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
The Killeen Police Department has purchased TASER Electronic Control Weapons (ECWs) from Axon Enterprise, Inc. for several years. Most recently, the Department had a five-year contract with Axon for a fixed number of TASER model X26Ps. The contract expires this year, as does the warranty for the majority of these devices. Per Axon, the model X26P is also approaching the end of its product life. Historically, the department spends $34,848 on the annual cost of the contract, and as much as another $60,000 on TASERS not originally covered under the contract, duty and training cartridges, batteries, training, and related accessories. This amount fluctuates from year to year based on the number of additional devices needed. There are no viable competing products with the TASER and this agreement specifically is only available directly from Axon Enterprise, Inc.
ECWs are essential issue items for uniformed police officers assigned to Patrol and other specialized units, including the City Jail. They allow for a vetted less lethal force option to control and subdue violent subjects and help mitigate the risk of injury both to the subject and Department employees.
Axon offers the TASER 7 model, which has significant service life left as a model and offers several material improvements over the X26P model. These improvements include the ability to have a second cartridge at the ready and deploy it without having to reload, the addition of a second laser which helps indicat...
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