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Council accepts $2.5 million state appropriation for body cameras and asks lawmakers to broaden scope to fund digital evidence system
Summary
Oak Ridge will accept a $2.5 million direct appropriation from the State of Tennessee to buy body-worn cameras, but staff and council also asked state legislators to expand the grant scope so funds can pay for the hardware, software and ecosystem needed to operate the cameras.
Oak Ridge City Council voted unanimously to accept a $2.5 million direct appropriations grant from the State of Tennessee intended to purchase police body-worn cameras, and authorized staff to request that state legislators broaden the grant’s permissible uses so the city can also buy the hardware, software and other technology to implement a working digital evidence system.
City staff said the FY 2025–26…
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