The City of San Luis City Council approved the purchase of annual medical evaluations for police department staff using fiscal year 2025–26 budgeted funds, for a total not to exceed $55,000.
Lieutenant Damian Miller said the physicals are voluntary and that participating staff will receive examinations and testing from the provider; he detailed per-person cost ranges and confirmed the department already had enough participants to reach the $55,000 budget: "We already have enough people who wanna do it that we it's already up to 55,000." Miller said participation will be first-come, first-served and that results will remain between the provider and the individual, which alleviated earlier concerns that limited initial sign-ups.
Nut graf: The council-approved allocation allows the police department to offer optional annual fit-for-duty medical evaluations to employees within the funded amount; any additional requests would be deferred to a future cycle per the department's first-come, first-served approach.
Council members asked how many officers planned to participate; Miller said the department had reached the budgeted total and clarified testing cost variability depending on services selected. The motion to approve the purchase not to exceed $55,000 passed by voice vote.
Ending: The department will schedule evaluations with the provider for staff who signed up under the first-come, first-served process; the transcript does not record any council direction to make the exam mandatory or to expand funding.