An almost $2 million Grand Rapids Police Department proposal increases the number of officers equipped with individual body cameras and tasers.
The total investment is about 25 percent higher than the initial proposal presented last spring.
That proposal requested 200 body cameras for Grand Rapids Police Department officers along with software and other maintenance costs.
The department is now requesting a camera for each of its 298 sworn officers, as well as the purchase of 100 new Tasers.
Chief David Rahinsky says there’s an overall cost savings of $80,000 by bundling the purchases, and it would expand Taser usage department-wide.
He says Tasers are only currently used by GRPD patrol officers.
Municipal insurance would cover about $200,000 of the $1.97 million 5-year price.
About $675,000 would come from the city’s Transformation Fund.
City Commission reviews the purchase at a Tuesday morning meeting.
