Round Rock City Council approved $4.5 million in purchases for safety and emergency response vehicles during a Nov. 20 meeting.

The details

Council approved a new mobile command center unit for over $1.5 million. The vehicle will be equipped with technology that helps personnel communicate in the field during emergencies, events or similar operations.

The new vehicle will be an upgrade from a command bus that has reached the end of its operational use. The older model was purchased through a grant and the department was able to negotiate a $30,000 trade-in value for the older model.

Round Rock Police Chief Allen Banks stated that the department's attempt to acquire the new command bus via a similar grant was unsuccessful.

“We took every avenue, but were unsuccessful in obtaining the

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