To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: JOE HOFFMAN, CHIEF OF POLICE
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APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF 114 BODY-WORN CAMERAS, LICENSES, ACCESSORIES, AND EXTENDED WARRANTIES FROM AXON ENTERPRISE, INC. UTILIZING A COOPERATIVE PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH SOURCEWELL, FOR A FIVE-YEAR TERM BEGINNING OCTOBER 15, 2025 THROUGH OCTOBER 15, 2030, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $789,722
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Police Department seeks approval to purchase 114 body-worn cameras (BWC), accessories, and extended warranties to replace equipment that is no longer supported utilizing the City's existing Master Services Agreement (MSA) with Axon Enterprise, Inc. (Axon). Axon body camera equipment is the industry standard and is fully integrated with their digital evidence management platform and less-than-lethal TASER conducted energy devices (CEDs). Pricing and terms for the proposed purchase are available through a Sourcewell, sole source cooperative agreement. If approved, the additional BWCs will increase inventory from 88 to 114 enabling the Police Department to assign body-worn cameras to all Department personnel who routinely interact with the public, increasing public and employee safety while providing improved risk and liability management for the City.
BACKGROUND
The Police Department first implemented a BWC program in 2014 through a pilot program that deployed six devices. By 2017, the Police Department had achieved full officer deployment, with each sworn staff member being issued an individual BWC. In April 2020, the City entered into a five-year agreement with Axon that included 88 Axon BWCs and licenses to access Evidence.com, Axon's cloud-based digital evidence management platform.
Over the five-year term, the BWC program proved to be an essential component of daily Police operations. During that time, Police personnel recorded and uploaded over 263,000 individual videos to Evidence.com, totaling more than 34,000 hours of footage consuming nearly 59 terab...
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