Council to consider AimPoint sights and holsters for new Smith & Wesson M&P9; cost $124,043 from seized funds
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Police presented plans to transition from SIG P320 pistols to Smith & Wesson M&P9 and to buy AimPoint red-dot sights and holsters for officers, with a purchase estimate of $124,043 to be paid from drug seizure funds; the full contract will return at the next meeting.
Police staff told the council they intend to switch officers from SIG Sauer P320 pistols (currently .40 caliber) to the Smith & Wesson M&P9 (9mm) and to outfit the new pistols with AimPoint red-dot sights and new holsters. Staff said the switch is driven by ammunition availability and that testing showed the M&P9 was preferred by most officers during a shoot-off. “About 80% of all the ammunition made in The United States… is 9 millimeter,” the presenter said, explaining the change to 9mm and citing FBI data on effectiveness. The presenter told council the AimPoint red-dot sights and the new holsters and leather gear would cost $124,043 and that the department plans to use drug seizure funds for the purchase because it was not budgeted. Council members discussed timing; staff said the item will come back for formal approval at the council’s next meeting after the presentation and work session. No vote was recorded at the meeting; staff will return with the formal purchase item for council approval.