On June 11, 2026, staff presented to the City Council on squad and body camera replacement plan options. Council directed staff to also explore options to leverage artificial intelligence for future solutions.

Over the past year staff have been researching and vetting suitable vendors for our necessary platform replacement. The existing body camera and squad car camera system went live in the fall of 2020. For future solutions, rather than one-time hardware and software purchases, the major vendors have moved to an evergreen subscription format for both hardware and software and include cloud-based storage.

Staff have identified Axon as the preferred vendor for the new solution. Staff will briefly present on the recommended solution and receive Council feedback. Of note, the payment structure of option 1 has been adjusted since the attached draft to $160,000 in 2027 and subsequent payments of approximately $144,258 per year through 2037, in order to align with the current draft of the 2027 capital improvement plan.