Putnam County OKs Axon Justice Premier Plus for prosecutor's office; to use drug/opioid funds
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Summary
Putnam County Commission approved a contract for Axon Justice Premier Plus, a cloud-based case and digital evidence management system, with the prosecutor and commission president authorized to sign. The county will use drug forfeiture and opioid-related funds to pay the cost as presented.
Putnam County Commission approved an agreement allowing the prosecutor's office to adopt Axon Justice Premier Plus, a cloud-based case and digital-evidence management system, and authorized the commission president and the prosecutor to sign the contract.
The prosecutor's office proposed the system to centralize body-camera footage, cellphone downloads, surveillance video and other digital discovery and to reduce manual hours spent preparing grand-jury and discovery materials.
Prosecutor's Chief of Staff Nancy Bellamy told commissioners the platform would provide a secure hub to share evidence with law enforcement, other government entities and defense counsel, allow redaction of personal information and reduce the hours required in grand-jury preparation. She said the vendor quoted a 70-month agreement totaling $150,000 — "roughly coming out to about $25,000 a year," and that training costs were included in that figure. Bellamy said the office planned to pay from its drug forfeiture and opioid-related funds because roughly 85–90 percent of local cases are drug-related.
Commissioners discussed training and supplies savings and confirmed the prosecutor would sign the contract alongside the commission president. A motion to approve the agreement with an explicit notation that opioid funds would be used passed without recorded opposition.
The contract moves the county's discovery process toward a centralized digital workflow; the prosecutor's office said it would reduce the need for paper, external drives and other physical media. The commission did not discuss competitive alternatives in detail at the meeting.
The negotiated terms, as presented in the meeting, were: a 70-month vendor agreement totaling $150,000 with training included, and authorization to pay from available drug forfeiture and opioid-related funds. The commission approved the motion and authorized signatures.
Commissioners did not set a separate follow-up or implementation deadline during the meeting.
