Council moves forward with police exterior camera purchase under MHEC contract; transcript contains a contract-amount typo

The Torrington City Council on March 6 took up and moved to accept Police Chief William Baldwin’s recommendation to use MHEC contract MC15-E05 with Mammoth Security, Inc., of New Britain, Connecticut, for purchase, installation and maintenance of new exterior cameras and related equipment for the Torrington Police Department.

The mayor introduced the motion and indicated funding would come from the police repairs and maintenance account GL0311-888-5900-0104. The transcript records a numeric value in the motion text that appears to be a typographical error (listed as "$45,2769"); the meeting record does not clearly supply a corrected, verified contract total during the discussion.

Council members indicated the item had been reviewed previously by the Board of Public Safety, which did not raise questions at its Wednesday meeting, and several council members expressed comfort approving the purchase after that review. The motion was moved and seconded in the meeting record; the transcript does not include an explicit roll-call tally or identify the mover and seconder unambiguously.

Next steps: implementation and ongoing maintenance will be handled by the police department under the stated repairs and maintenance account. Procurement and contract documents should be consulted for the verified contract total and vendor terms.