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SUB.)ECT: AUTT-10 Z U XPj_NNITC:.P E OF ~~T,24~)t .Qi X41 K'i "J T ?TK) i X
THE PURCII SSE OF FORT Y-ONF ELECTIlOINlU6CU7'-a WSAJJ.J'Ti(A.TU'W1)LIQG
(ENIDT) DFVICES Y0R TIJC I'OJAC}YDFP P41IPW-
September 26, 2005
The Los Ciatos/Nionte Sereno Police Deptiitntetit~ltave .kl'~ itiil~t~ n~zrizi ~l'c'i 1 e~tin: ~3ch~c~i~t 'ef
lest seyer~i years where suspects have violen4y,, r;✓a~5~c~~~, az~ est ~ c~~:~i?a~'€t dealf; its tbien0l~ -rl~-
MdMduals vvh.o posc a tlu,cat to officers ar others'M N>!L,af t c .rsfl~a.re~U ' ti ~vaillabi cacti5itcl t a7~'dl
here situations, staff belies es there, is a &FinitLt~iz-od or't1:is aAIWc;z a!Lr'tk~rc'et~ ~~iori.,
it ysii~ compressed nitrogt t, the fAIDT opera cs 1~.~~ izi'mp}t ~ o!"p'r p' esi 3 of a su ~L;e'.kh~cclezz~ ,ctl'd~ecl~~
ill die Person, or in their clothing, it delivers a med ured; aw'oxri:t!
nervous system. Staff widerstand that there ha,,{er l~eeri.xases \Y° ,et;IVL7, siiljj. ct~ aurinoi fkciarrctit':
process, has bad an E t=lDT rised against
does not coiicli i;l~;, l shoA that _FMDT's are res pens blt~;for!fia-iS -1j ct7slc3ettl~~►sis►t2rc~c'c rare:
usually other mit gatinP factors such as alcoliolt<iir -ter: c t'u ; iit;a ~~}t can, aii '4r* i rtense; l~ r
exertion on the part of dw subject that ee~ntzibutes!tc~lll 4 ~t~t~'d~eathr "
!he> NIDTisprimarii,, i-nanufacturedbyTaserInAt i;rftti4ii'a ,;t1iuti,tliteOilU1161TTA.UetCO.t6l",1Jkr':'
NVbllc there are other m auufac tu Teri of sirnilar•cl~, Ice!,. oii,t4~+,Enlit~Etet.uriF
Iturcha 3e the deviccs from Taser lnteroatio#lal a~ya' o1~ tsc~tix~c<<:5r i ire e<rrzl i"„ shy z~'f at~Tas r,~
itertiational is the i~redou-jinant cho iel amon? l i~~ t;~11.'urctiY~el
Ibc liolice..departrntitt's °p{~licy` nn NJ 's vas, \~T4en; a cr.'se,c;etaP,xev A t?f~nao.dd:poli{.ies,
across the coLintry_ '111C pohCy dict~ites t1le LIt1L~T'~~ rte, e used-, zuidur ocetr~ L ~ i asdn`ahhe'i
standayds and will fir(Atbe intendedas a substitute Ytbr,;~lid ~;czl~al' ~e~eti~
rise of the F:NIDT's wi11 be doc(i enied per tl Kf l~~zz aa~exf ' t~ac: ot','icorct lac ticw-,~ wrdj will~.6e,'
reviewed on at, on-going basis. Oiie sergeant anltl roe' oftfe'er~~li,a.v(. Al s alire~rl~;~c'c~nal?l'etcd'asf i
Intemational's Instructor School and arc; prepares traiH 11'l~ sus<<rizr rirerz}her:s pit .li tilelravt'izzc irt' i,
Decezrtber andJanuar~ , The Association. of I3aS re ;Cset~~ erru7a, ate ;.1 is est' 1~ isl7e~l~a;g.rdAf;
progjan) to promote use of this teclanolog). ~vith3i ,l?Egli'ee!e el?ar~iii~zits'.. ~:ntl r,tl~e~?rU iairt.a B',kVi
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CONCE iSION
Staffrecon-Brnends Council approve 111el?udgei e ~pct~di~ure €ca~~urcT'iase,F'I~II7~'~c.vice~tbt ~}ic ,~~?l eel
depart>r~c:i~t.
E VfRONM.EiNT1LI° ASSESSTNJE T
This is not a i~Fcaject defined under t>. . arld,iro i.tiY ~lef:a~.t «~isire ECCF..
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MAYOR AND TMV`N`C0-UNC'I
SUBJECT- AUTHORIZF EXPE'\DITURE 03 `4'1'~Q~Tx~~SLR
Tf IE PURCHASE OF FORTY -O TE; EL
(FNIDT) DEV-ICLS f Oft' Iil'PC 1C ` C.f'r~f T f?P~'
septembev 26, 2005
1[71SC;A,L IMl'ACT
The cost to equip each police officer and serggeari~"'tli
batteries, training cartnidg es and computer soi!,aro: fry,, OW ifm7d' cfa~t, Crom.-L~ er CMJATf 's!, T&o.%
expenditure. wvill be absorbed.b lt- evol:ice t111f
Upon receipt of a purchase order or, n oice:, 1~C~'_•~'_Ci ti~ bl' 3 ea'mhar ti,°l3r~r 16•w`n'for, tNt,
purchase of 1--,MDT'-..,The final cost to the 7'tlNvu- vile' lies 3l<1, '
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