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Council Approves Water and Police Upgrades

StockbridgeApr 28, 20262 min read

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Council approved a $151,500 Flock surveillance technology package, including a $129,000 annual fee over three years, and authorized a police outbuilding for training, evidence storage and equipment. It also increased the local match for a planning study from $30,000 to $40,000, expanding the potential grant from $150,000 to $200,000.

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Residents can expect new police facilities and expanded camera-system capabilities, with the first year of the Flock upgrade funded through a crime-reduction grant. The council also adopted mandatory water-efficiency standards and approved a 2025 year-end budget amendment. Other approvals included a new payroll and human-resources system, a wrecker-service renewal, cemetery renamings, and a temporary road closure for the MLK Senior Trail Unity Walk.

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Approved the Flock LPR, OS and PTZ package for $151,500 total, including a $129,000 annual fee under a three-year term; the motion passed 3-0 with one abstention.
Approved construction of a police department multipurpose outbuilding for training, evidence storage, crime-scene processing and equipment storage; the motion passed 4-0.
Increased the local match for the Livable Centers Initiative study grant application from $30,000 to $40,000, potentially increasing the grant from $150,000 to $200,000; the motion passed 4-0.
Approved an ordinance adding water-efficiency standards to the city code; the motion passed 4-0.
Approved the 2025 year-end budget amendment; the motion passed 3-1.
Approved the Paylocity human-resources and payroll software agreement at $5,019.23 per month; the motion passed 3-0 with one abstention.
Approved renewal of the wrecker-services contract with Supreme Trio LLC, doing business as Swanson Towing and Recovery; the motion passed 3-0.
Approved renaming Stockbridge Cemetery to Stockbridge Memorial Garden and Burk Cemetery to Burk Memorial Garden; the motion passed 4-0.
Approved a temporary road closure for the Move with the Mayor MLK Senior Trail Unity Walk; the motion passed 4-0.
Approved a letter of support for Linda Anderson's application to the Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge; the motion passed 4-0.

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