agreement for the purchase of body worn camera, fleet in -car camera, TASER electronic control devices, automated license plate reader systems, and additional hardware and software components from Axon Enterprises through a Master Cooperative agreement with BuyBoard for an amount totaling $5,323,195.08 to be paid in annual installments over a 120-month program period. Police Chief Bobby LaPenna presented information regarding this item. He explained that the proposed agreement is being brought forward due to the expiration of the City's current contracts for TASERs and body -worn cameras, as well as the TASERs exceeding their recommended useful life and would no longe have liability coverage. He also noted that the current plan lacks real-time operations capability. Chief LaPenna compared the City’s existing contracts with the proposed bundled agreement, which includes virtual reality training, real -time operations capability, drone defense, AI report writing, and a technology assurance plan. He explained that the previous decision to purchase items and services individually, rather than a bundled agreement, led to evidence storage issues. Chief LaPenna stated that the proposed agreement would allow for a comprehensive public safety ecosystem under a single program. He presented an overview of the hardware and the AI-powered software suite as well as a financial analysis showing the bundled agreement would save approximately $3.1 million, or $310,000 annually, compared to purchasing the items individually. He reviewed the hardware replacement schedule under the technology assurance plan and discussed the benefits of the equipment on officers and the community. There was discussion on the AI transcription capability, individual contract line items , the disposition of the current TASERs owned by the City, and potential grant opportunities to offset project costs.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.0/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.