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City Council Memorandum <br />City °JArts &Innovation <br />IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: AUGUST 16, 2022 <br />FROM: POLICE DEPARTMENT WARDS: ALL <br />SUBJECT: PURCHASE ORDER WITH DOOLEY ENTERPRISE, INC. FOR VARIOUS TYPES <br />OF POLICE DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZED AMMUNITION FOR DEPARTMENT <br />ISSUED HANDGUNS AND PATROL RIFLES IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO <br />EXCEED $185,537.30 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 <br />ISSUE: <br />Approve a purchase order with Dooley Enterprise, Inc., of Anaheim, California, for the purchase <br />of various types of duty and training Police Department authorized ammunition for Department <br />issued handguns and patrol rifles in the amount of $185,537.30 for Fiscal Year 2022/23. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />That the City Council approve a purchase order with Dooley Enterprise, Inc., of Anaheim, <br />California, for the purchase of various types of duty and training Police Department authorized <br />ammunition for Department issued handguns and patrol rifles in the amount of $185,537.30 for <br />Fiscal Year (FY) 2022/23. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The Riverside Police Department equips its officers with firearms to address the risks posed to <br />the public and Department members by violent and sometimes well -armed persons. Officers may <br />only use firearms and ammunition that meet agency authorized specifications, approved by the <br />Chief of Police. <br />All officers are required to train bi-monthly with their duty weapon and annually with their off-duty <br />weapon and secondary weapon on an approved range course. In addition to regular training <br />schedules, officers complete annual practical training designed to simulate field situations and <br />quarterly training and qualification for patrol rifles. <br />DISCUSSION: <br />The Police Department will need to purchase additional ammunition from Dooley Enterprise, Inc <br />for training and duty rounds. The proposed purchase amount is based on the estimated use <br />outlined in the following table and is anticipated to supply the Department with handgun and patrol <br />rifle ammunition for all of FY 2022/23. <br />