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Derry Council Move Forward with Bulletproof Vest Grant

  • Derry Council Move Forward with Bulletproof Vest Grant

    During the Oct. 18 Derry Town Council meeting, one of the agenda items was in regards to a grant from the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, for personal body armor as part of the bulletproof vest partnership program.To get more news about giubbotto antiproiettile livello 8, you can visit bulletproofboxs.com official website.
    Derry Police Chief, George Feole, said they have been part of the program for a number of years.
    “We have been involved with this program for many years,” said Feole.

    He stated they were notified recently by the Bureau of Justice Assistance that they were eligible for grant funding as part of the 2022 program.
    They are allowed to use the grant funds under the program for body armor until Aug. 31, 2024.
    In a memo to the Town Council, Derry Police Department Lieutenant, David Michaud, explained they were looking to get 18 vests.
    “Based on our history and current needs, we have projected that we will need to purchase 18 bulletproof vests during this time frame. We anticipate that the BJA will award us up to $11,187, which is half of the cost of the estimated eighteen bulletproof vests,” the memo reads.
    Feole said it’s a 50% match for the body armor.
    “The BJA would reimburse the police department for up to 50% of each vest after the purchase has been made,” he said in a memo to the Town Council.“The acceptance of these funds will have minimal impact on the budget since the purchase of the armor is considered in our operating budget as well as anticipated revenue received as a result of this program.”
    One question that was asked came from Town Councilor, Brian Chirichiello, who asked Feole if they do anything with the old vests when they get new ones or if they are able to reuse them in any way.
    Feole said they were destroyed normally.
    “We can’t do anything with them typically,” said Feole.
    The Derry Town Council ultimately unanimously approved accepting the grant funds for the body armor.
    In other news, the Town Council discussed transferring American Rescue Plan funds to the Central Fire Station project.
    It was explained by Derry Chief Financial Officer, Mark Fleischer, that the Town Council previously tabled the decision of transferring the $1 million in funds from ARPA since they were waiting to receive the rest of their allocation, which totaled $1.75 million.

      October 30, 2022 8:27 PM MDT
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