The Phoenix City Council is set on Wednesday to consider a new five-year contract worth roughly $22 million with the Scottsdale company that makes Tasers.
Federal civil rights investigators said in June that Phoenix police use electrical weapons often and unreasonably.
City officials say the Taser model police have now is about to reach the end of its life expectancy. The new design is about the same size with better tech and safety features.
City officials call Tasers a less-lethal tool officers can use in addition to focusing on de-escalation.
The U.S. Justice Department says Phoenix police fire Tasers at people who pose no threat and show signs of having a mental health crisis.
New department policy set to go live in late January requires an internal review of incidents when officers use Tasers.
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