ADMINISTRATION - Chris Olson, Police Chief
Title
BODY WORN CAMERAS
Background
In the adoption of the 2017 Capital and General Fund Budgets, Council appropriated the funding for certain pieces of equipment in the Capital Equipment Plan and General Fund Budget. Pursuant to the City Charter, Sec. 6.05, staff is now requesting City Council approval for the City Manager to enter into a five-year contract with Taser International as well as approval for the actual purchase of the Axon body worn cameras along with storage, software and support.
Minnesota State Statute required a public comment period prior to purchase or implementation. The public comment period ran from the November 3, 2016 City Council Meeting until today. Except for one vendor inquiry, no comments were received via email, mail or public comment at the City Council Meetings.
2017 Purchase (1st year)
Capital $15,000
Forfeiture $26,000
General Fund $56,000
2018-2021 Support/Maintenance (year 2 through year 5)
General Fund $76,032/year
$304,128 (2018-2021 total)
It should be noted, based upon this purchase process with this vendor, the Police Department will also be receiving 64 Taser devices at no additional cost to the City of Blaine. This is approximately a $36,000 savings; additionally, support and maintenance of the Tasers will be covered under this five-year agreement.
Recommendation
By motion, approve expenditure of $97,000 for Axon body worn camera system from Taser International and for the City Manager to enter into a five-year agreement with Taser International for storage, software and support of the body worn camera system.