Sturgis approves public safety purchases

Sturgis City Commission members last week approved two purchases for the municipality’s department of public safety.

The department requested a new records-management system after its recent network suffered a series of critical failures. The commission approved $30,000 for Core Technology for 18 months of service of the Talon Incident Management System.

Commission members also approved a $57,000 firearms purchase from Acme.

The police division has also reached the end of its eight-year replacement cycle for department firearms. As part of the replacement process, the division selects a standard primary and backup handgun as well as a standard patrol rifle.

Since 2011, the city has purchased firearms for the department with an option for officers to own their own firearm, repaying the city the cost of firearms either directly or as part of a one-year payroll deduction program.