Millbrook Council Approves Police Equipment and Fleet Upgrades After $190K Grant

Millbrook City Council approved purchases to upgrade police equipment and fleet capacity at its March 4 meeting, following a $190,000 federal technology grant awarded to the Millbrook Police Department for 23 portable radios. The action was presented to the council as a public-safety-focused move to bolster departmental capabilities in Autauga County.

The federal technology grant included $190,000 earmarked specifically for 23 portable radios for the Millbrook Police Department, a numerical detail city officials highlighted during the discussion. Council members voted to proceed with purchases tied to that grant, aligning municipal spending decisions with the grant’s technology focus on portable radio equipment.

Council approval also covered additional expenditures intended to expand fleet capacity for the Millbrook Police Department. Council records from the March 4 meeting show the vote authorized purchases that the city described as upgrades to both police equipment and the department’s fleet capacity, moving beyond the radios to address broader operational needs within the department’s Autauga County patrol responsibilities.

City staff and councilors framed the package as part of a coordinated effort to use federal funds to support local public safety. The Millbrook Police Department’s secured grant and the council’s March 4 approvals link federal technology funding to municipal action, with the $190,000 grant for 23 portable radios serving as the central quantifiable element of the package approved by the council.

The March 4 council vote represents a concrete step in Millbrook’s planning for police communications and vehicle capacity improvements. With the Millbrook Police Department identified as the grant recipient and the council’s approvals recorded on March 4, the city has formalized its next phase of equipment and fleet upgrades tied to the $190,000 federal technology grant for 23 portable radios.