New Franklin City Council approves police body armor grant, mobile tablets

The New Franklin City Council on July 1 approved a $16,007.40 grant for police body armor and authorized an application for $46,000 in mobile data tablets, among other actions during its regular meeting. The agenda is the only record available; minutes have not yet been published.

Police and public safety

The council approved a $16,007.40 grant from the state to purchase body armor for the police department. In a separate action, the council authorized the police department to apply for a $46,000 grant to acquire eight mobile data tablets for patrol vehicles. The tablets are intended to improve officer access to information in the field.

Fire and EMS software

The council approved $8,651.83 for Fire/EMS reporting software for calendar year 2026. The software is used by the city’s fire and emergency medical services for incident reporting and record-keeping.

Infrastructure projects

The council authorized the Melody Village culvert improvements project, though no dollar amount was specified in the posted agenda. The council also approved the installation of restrooms at Sisler Park; the agenda noted costs for that project but did not provide a final figure.

Meeting records

The minutes from the July 1 meeting have not yet been published. The summary above is based solely on the posted agenda.

Coming up

No meetings are currently scheduled in the next two weeks.

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