The DuPage County Finance Committee on Aug. 12 approved a purchase order to Axon Enterprise Inc. for a Body 4 camera bundle for the sheriff's office, with a contract total not to exceed $625,198.38 for the period Sept. 1, 2025, through Nov. 30, 2028.
Several members raised cybersecurity and coordination concerns before the vote. Member Evans said, “every elected official department should really be collaborating with our IT department,” and said he had not seen the item on the technology committee agenda. Evans said he would vote no on the item because of those concerns.
The roll call on the item included several yea votes and at least two recorded no votes during the roll call: one by Member Ozark and one by Member You. After the vote, the finance committee chair (and the county technology committee chair) said she would reach out to the sheriff's office and that the technology committee would follow up to assess interoperability and vetting.
Separately the committee approved a related technology purchase order to Heartland Business Systems for a security/enterprise service (noted in the packet as SOC/no. SAS) for the sheriff's office with a contract total not to exceed $301,708.38; that item passed without recorded opposition in this meeting's discussion.
Why it matters: body-worn cameras and related back-end services carry operational, privacy and cybersecurity requirements. Committee members pressed for more formal coordination with the county IT department to ensure vendor choice, endpoint security, and central monitoring align with countywide policies.
Next steps: the technology committee chair said she would contact the sheriff’s office to review the procurement and report back to the board; no rescission or reversal occurred at this meeting.