Finance Committee - 3/15/2017 Page 9
Captain Paulson
Correct.
MOTION CARRIED
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Purchase of One (1) Swat Robot (Value: $60,072)
MOTION BY ALDERMAN CLEMONS TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE AND AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE
FROM ICOR TECHNOLOGY IN THE AMOUNT OF $60,072. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN DEPARTMENT
150, POLICE; 2016 DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY HOMELAND SECURITY TACTICAL AND HAZMAT
ROBOT GRANT
ON THE QUESTION
Mayor Donchess
This will be used for situations where there’s someone barricaded or some other situation where the police
officers don’t want to...
Captain Eric Nordengren
It is for that, but its primary purpose, the reason why we went after this grant, was to have it available for the
Souhegan Mutual Aid Response Team. It is a hazardous/tactical robot. It will be available for any large scale
or small scale hazardous materials incident, whether there is a criminal element or not. If it is a criminal
element obviously the police department or a regional Swat team would be involved. It’s really a regional asset
primarily directed for that large scale or small scale hazardous material type incident. We'll be able to put
monitoring devices on it. It has cameras. It has a tremendous amount of capability. It will Keep our officers,
our firefighters, our EMTs out of harm’s way.
Alderman Caron
Is this an additional robot or is this a replacement?
Captain Nordengren
This is not replacing anything. It is an additional robot.
Alderman Cookson
How many robots do you have?
Captain Nordengren
The hazardous device unit has one robot. It is a very different type of robot for a very different type of mission.
Alderman Cookson
So this would be a second in total?
Captain Nordengren
We will be keeping the robot but again it is a regional asset. The police department would have two at that
point, but again two totally different missions.
