Board of Safety 10 27 26 Meeting Recording

The City of Elkhart Board of Public Safety met on October 27, 2026. The board approved the 2027 Internet Crimes Against Children State Fund grant and authorized Police Chief Jinks to sign the agreement. It also approved a Benchmark police-records and incident-tracking software contract renewal for $37,514, and a $66,335.22 purchase of vehicle safety lighting from SoundOff Signal, using a GSA account for government and state pricing. The claims and allowance docket and prior meeting minutes were also approved; the docket’s amount was not stated.

The board voted to issue notice ending the current towing-services contract, approve and advertise a request for proposals for towing rotation services, and establish a 2026 towing RFP review committee, with the stated aim of opening the work to fair competition. A police policy item concerning homelessness remained tabled. The board also accepted Fire Merit Commission minutes for filing and approved its 2027 meeting dates. No dollar amount was given for the towing RFP.