Page 42 The Dispatch/Maryland Coast Dispatch October 18, 2013 . . Police To Use Speed Camera Funds For Equipment FROM PAGE 41 works by providing a satellite location to conduct city business, provide additional workspace, and provide a location to have community meetings in an area that is in need of enhanced services. At the end of the three-year MOU, the property may be returned to the Wicomico Housing Authority with repairs in place at no cost to the housing authority unless the city and housing authority both agree to reenter into another MOU extending the use of the property to the city. changes have been adopted by a municipal governing body in its usual course of business, and does not require publication in a newspaper of general circulation before adoption of the amendments. Posting alone may not notify the public of important charter changes and may result in charter changes being debated and voted on without the public’s input. The Salisbury City Council has concluded that it is in the best interest of City residents to require the publication of a statement of the substance of any charter changes in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Salisbury and a public hearing in advance of adoption of an amendment by the Council in order to inform the public of important changes to the Charter.” The Charter will now state, “Resolutions introduced by the Council to change the Charter of the City of Salisbury shall require a public hearing. Notice of the hearing shall be printed in a newspaper of general circulation in the City and posted at some public place in the City in advance of the public hearing and prior to a vote by the Council on the Resolution.” proving a budget amendment of the Fiscal Year 2014 General Fund to appropriate funds received from the speed camera program for the purchase of a Cellebrite UFED Touch. The Ordinance states, “the Cellebrite UFED Touch is a device that is used to perform forensic data extraction from cell phones, tablets, iPads, GPS, and other electronic devices. Investigators have been able to obtain stored and deleted data files to include but not limited to: text messages, photographs, videos, and contact lists.” The Police Department has sufficient funds in the Police Services Equipment Account to pay the vender, Cellebrite USA Inc. in the amount of about $8,000. This technology is critical for criminal investigations and in the past has greatly assisted investigators to solve Part I criminal activity, and SPD requests the surplus of the old and obsolete Celle-brite Unit to be traded for $4,000 towards a credit for a new Cellebrite unit. The next ordinance was in first reading to approve a budget amendment of the Fiscal Year 2013 General Fund to appropriate funds received from the speed camera program for purchase of eight Glock training handguns for simunitions training. According to the ordinance, SPD is requesting the purchase of eight Glock Simunitions Training Handguns in the amount of about $4,000. Glock training handguns are only capable of firing low velocity simunitions projectiles. These training handguns have the general appearance of Glock handgun however, are engineered in such a way fire only simunitions. Simunitions are described as low velocity plastic casings containing a colored, non-staining, paint like substance. Simunitions are discharged at low velocity and only have enough power to “paint mark” the target to show a strike. The strike does not have the power to penetrate the skin but may leave a slight red mark, welt or bruise in some circumstances. Proper eye, throat and groin protection is required to be worn during training as a precautionary measure. Simunitions training is the most realistic and “real world” technology that law enforcement has available in order to prepare police officers for “active shooter” scenarios that could be encountered. Simunitions give the trainee and training instructor the ability to assess a trainee’s level of expertise and further identify training needs. More Public Notification For Charter Changes According to Interim City Administrator Tom Stevenson, during a recent council work session discussion, a request was made to require enhanced notification of proposed charter changes to ensure that the public is afforded sufficient time to provide input. This week, a resolution came before the City Council to amend the Charter of the City of Salisbury to require publication of charter changed and a public hearing before such amendments to the charter are considered and to reflect the recodification of state law. The Resolution states, “Maryland State Law only requires publication of charter amendments after any Speed Camera Revenue Directed For Police Use An ordinance approached the City Council in second reading ap- The Jones Family Health Insurance Ages: 50, 45, 16 & 14 2014 Income: $49,500 BASIC Insurance: $0 a month BETTER Insurance: $268 a month OR Call us today! 410-835-2000 800-833-7234 410-213-9060 www.ascd.net Affordable Care Act Community Education & Enrollment Events Enrollment help during each event Upcoming Event - 10/22/2013 Ocean City Convention Center, Ocean City, MD 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Pre-register to receive your Toolkit to help you evaluate your options before the event. 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