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Special City Council Meetrng August 21, 2001 Page 5 $1,600.00. Under the capital outlay accounts, Chief Louis discussed the need for three chairs to be used in the Services/Communications Division at a cost of $3,600.00. He said there was a need for a new filing system for CID/Criminal Records Division Identification Room, which is sirnilar to the filing system they have in the Records Division in the amount of $6,000.00. He also requested an additional animal control officer and a one- half ton pickup for this division. Chief Louis also discussed with the City Council the need for ten emergency weather sirens at a cost of $22,000.00 each, and one slide in module for the additional animal control pickup truck. Chief Louis advised that their provider for the computer aided dispatch equipment that they had purchased and were in process of implementing had gone bankrupt. He was unable to complete the full implementation in their records management system and computerized patrol operations. He said they had looked at various options and it is his belief that it is in the city's best interest to purchase a new system. The cost for the Police Department's portion for a new system would be approximately $120,000.00. Chief Louis did advise that there is a possibility that some people working for the bankrupt company have started their own business and they are going to take a look at what has been set up and see if there is anyway they can make it work. If this can be done it may only cost $50,000.0 to $60,000.00; and there is a Local Law Enforcement Block Grant that they have applied for the computer aided dispatch in the amount of $65,000.00. It is his plan to try and make this work and use this money for this project. City Manager Malone advised that $102,000.00 was placed in this capital line item and there is a grant in the amount of $65,000.00, and there is an expenditure in the budget for this portion from the grant. He said that $30,000.00 was budgeted in the Fire Department budget for their share and $30,000.00 was originally budgeted in the Emergency Medical Service, which was cut from the Emergency Medical Service's budget. At 7:50 P. M. Mayor Pfiester announced that the City Council would take a short break. Mayor Pfiester reconvened the meeting at 8:10 P. M. City Manager Malone announced that the next department for consideration would be