Finance Committee - 02/19/2020 Page 3
Mr. Cinfo
True, yeah | mean it’s like an insurance policy, hopefully you don’t use it but you almost have to have it, you
know?
MOTION CARRIED
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Purchase of NPD Bulletproof Vests (Value: $27,625) Department: 150 Police; Fund: 2018
Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant $5,688; 2019 Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant $8,125 and
Protective Clothing Account $13,813
MOTION BY ALDERMAN HARRIOTT-GATHRIGHT TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE, AND AUTHORIZE THE
PURCHASE OF NASHUA POLICE DEPARTMENT BULLETPROOF VESTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $27,625
TO ATLANTIC TACTICAL, INC. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN DEPARTMENT 150 POLICE; FUND: 2018
BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNERSHIP GRANT $8,125 AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING ACCOUNT $13,813
ON THE QUESTION
Mayor Donchess
Ok we do have someone from the PD to discuss this if there are any questions? Are there any questions or
comments?
Alderman O’Brien
Just a comment, so officer you can stay there, but my comment basically is that this is one of the things that
we can assure the safety of our officers out on the street. It is particularly short money when you look at the life
and to enhance their safety, it’s definitely money well spent. So | support this immensely, thank you.
Mayor Donchess
Actually would you mind coming up. So how much protection, | mean there are some weapons out there that
are very, you know, these M16’s and all this kind of thing are very powerful. Does a vest like this protect
against that kind of weapon.
Scott Seroll, Nashua Police Department
No sir, so first of I’m Scott Seroll, I’m with the Nashua Police Department and | am in the Firearms Training
Unit which is responsible for the inventory of a lot of gear including the vests. There are different kinds of vests
that we offer our Police Officers. Some of them are designed for daily wear like the ones we are speaking of
today. And because they are also designed for comfort and to be light weight and to be worn all the time
underneath the uniform, they have ballistic limitations. So typically, they will stop most handgun rounds, but
they have a lot of limitations when it comes to rifle rounds due to the velocity of the ammunition. So for that
reason there are other types of vests that they also have access to for higher risk type calls. And those would
be play carrier type equipment, but that goes over your uniform and it’s just not practical to think about wearing
that all the time.
Mayor Donchess
So the Swat Team or something like that.
Scott Seroll, Nashua Police Department
Correct, sir. Yes.
