Coconut Creek commissioners on Thursday will consider a pair of resolutions that together would help launch a new police drone program—one measure accepting a $100,000 state grant to purchase four drones, and a second authorizing another $100,000 in federal forfeiture funds to cover the program’s required software and support services.
The first resolution accepts a $100,000 Drone Replacement Program Grant from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). According to city documents, Coconut Creek applied for the program earlier this year and was selected to receive full funding.
A second resolution up for a vote Thursday would authorize the city to use $100,000 from Coconut Creek’s Federal Forfeiture Justice Fund to support the software and services needed to operate the Axon Air Skydio drones…