Совет города Трусвилл выделил 150 тысяч долларов на модернизацию хранилища вещественных доказательств полиции

TRUSSVILLE, Ala. — The Trussville City Council unanimously approved an appropriation of up to $150,000 for an upgraded evidence storage facility for the Trussville Police Department Tuesday, July 14, after receiving complaints from officials that the current space is full and needed improvement. “As it currently stands, the City of Trussville, I don’t know what year that evidence room was built out, but it’s well past needing an upgrade in that area,” Trussville Mayor Ben Short said during workshop. According to Short, the city’s evidence storage room is so full that evidence is also being stored at other nondisclosed locations around the city. “I won’t tell you where all of our evidence is stored,” Short said jokingly. “But that creates a liability on the city.” Estimates for the equipment, delivery, and installation by Patterson Pope came to $100,089.60. The offer included 65 bays of Spacesaver four-post shelving, two bays of wide-span shelving, pass-through keyless evidence lockers, three wall-mounted gun lockers, and a workstation. Equipment and installation would amount to around $101,000. The remaining $48,000 would be used for construction necessary to prepare the space, according to Short. “We believe we can get that project done for under $150,000,” Short said. The item was originally listed on the consent agenda, but Councilor Jim Miller requested that it be moved to the regular agenda because of the amount of money involved. “I would like to move that item from the consent agenda to the regular agenda since it’s $150,000,” Miller said. “I always ask to move any large items of money that we’re going to spend from the consent agenda to the regular agenda.” Short said the city could use a Sourcewell contract for the purchase, meaning no public bidding would be required. The council approved the appropriation unanimously.