ORDER-2016-147 : Acceptance of $3,497Police EMD Grant for the Police Evidence Inventory Project - Fund 4024

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▶ 1:00:35 Scott M. Forbes: seconded all those in favor all right any opposed public participation is now concluded we do have five orders before us here tonight the first order is order number two zero one six dash one four seven an acceptance of a three thousand four hundred and ninety seven dollar police emd grant for the police evidence inventory project fund number four zero two four

▶ 1:01:00 Speaker 2: do we have a motion to suspend the rules mr chairman emotions spend the rules made by alderman

▶ 1:01:03 Scott M. Forbes: mortimer second seconded by alderman Zwirko all those in favor any opposed the rules are suspended

▶ 1:01:23 Speaker 8: chief lyle it's not a large number but i'm very excited about this number this is this funding came from the district attorney's office and you all may recall that there was a multiple incidents that involved the middlesex excuse me the state crime lab or the particular tech and the police department went through several recalls on drugs that we had sent out before to be tested and every time there was an audit the morrow's police department detective sergeant mcnamara excelled they found the drugs they retested them and the appropriate people are still in jail because of it speeding forward the district attorney marion ryan's office created a funding source for departments to do audits we were fortunate enough to get the 3 400 and change and also i went to the auditor's office and told them that our evidence room needed to be overhauled and i had a couple meetings with the otter and his staff and i'm very positive that they are going to assist us in funding to replace our antiquated evidence system that being said that's where we're at today thank you chief i'm in chairman tozy is

▶ 1:02:40 Speaker 8: there any city match for this grant or is it no no it's just a straight uh funding it's going to give us the ability to provide overtime to empty the evidence room secure the evidence in there and once the new system's in place uh build it out again right all right excellent thank you

▶ 1:02:56 Speaker 4: that's all seeing the voting members from the finance committee all the boys out please

▶ 1:03:00 Robert A. Boisselle: yeah for this grant it seems to be a lot of dna evidence uh are you collecting biological samples

▶ 1:03:12 Speaker 8: in investigations we do secure um that type of evidence oh in refrigerators that are in

▶ 1:03:15 Robert A. Boisselle: the evidence room i was going to say how long do they keep for we keep it until we're told to uh

▶ 1:03:20 Robert A. Boisselle: dispose of it very good thank you thank you mr chair thank you motion recommend second the

▶ 1:03:25 Scott M. Forbes: motion recommend made by alderman chairman tozy seconded by alderman Zwirko all those in favor any posts chief order be recommended at the next full board meeting obviously you know the drill you do not have to be in attendance yes we thank you for your time here tonight good evening

▶ 1:03:41 Speaker 2: Thank you, Chief.