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Thursday, March 28, 2013

Council Balks At Approving More OCPD Tasers

OCEAN CITY – The Mayor and City Council was torn this week between spending funds available in this fiscal year’s budget to purchase eight additional Tasers for the Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) or wait to prioritize expenditures when the budget picture clears.

OCPD Captain Gregory Guiton came before the council, with Mayor Rick Meehan, Council President Lloyd Martin and Councilman Joe Mitrecic out of town attending the National Hurricane Conference, to discuss the OCPD’s request to purchase the additional Tasers at the cost of $11,400 out of FY 2013 budget.

Guiton explained on March 5 OCPD officials met with City Manager David Recor and Budget Manager Jennie Knapp to discuss the new fiscal year budget and the department’s proposed expenditures. One of the proposed expenditures was to be for 22 additional Tasers to equip trained officers.

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm more concerned over why the mayor and 2 council members are at this conference. One person should have gone. Talk about people who are real good at spending other people's money.

Anonymous said...

why do you need a taser for a drunk 18 year old

Anonymous said...

why do you need a taser for a drunk 18 year old

March 28, 2013 at 8:20 PM

They don't. They just like shiny new toys.

Anonymous said...

drunk 18yo's are the most unpredictable and violent group around. Tasers are absolutely necessary and are great tools for LE.

Anonymous said...

drunk 18yo's are the most unpredictable and violent group around. Tasers are absolutely necessary and are great tools for LE.

March 28, 2013 at 10:48 PM

lol. Gee, I wonder what you do for a living.