Certified a hazmat mass spectrometer as harm reduction

The FY2026 report, pages 4 to 7, certifies a new program named MX908 Opioid and Hazardous Substance Detection Program at 94,460.28 funded and spent, recipient City of Clifton Fire Department. Its primary category is Harm Reduction and Overdose Prevention. Its Schedule B strategies are Prevent Overdose Deaths and Other Harms (Harm Reduction), First Responders and Training. It reports 0 individuals served, and its one performance measure is the number of MX908 systems purchased and placed into service, 1. The block names the purchase plainly, an MX908 handheld chemical detection system with operator training, sampling supplies and accessories, bought from Safeware Inc on Bergen County contract BC-BID-24-62 under Resolution 521-25. The books show Safeware purchase order 63464, rebill invoice 30328451, paid by check 908085 on 02/04/2026 for 94,460.28, the certified figure to the cent. The invoice prices the detector at 86,444.51, three operator training classes at 7,565.93, swabs at 240.33 and a vapor probe at 209.51. Resolution 521-25 states the purpose as on-scene identification and hazardous materials response. The Fire Chief's memo of 10/15/2025 describes a handheld mass spectrometer for chemical warfare agents, explosives, narcotics and other hazardous substances at HAZMAT scenes, crime investigations and security checkpoints. It adds that the device detects trace fentanyl. A field chemical detector for hazmat response is not among the uses Exhibit E lists, and no overdose program using it is documented.