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Council approves Axon Fusus real‑time operations platform for new Wichita information center
Summary
Wichita authorized Axon Fusus software and an enterprise package supporting up to 1,500 camera streams for a city real‑time information center; council members and residents raised privacy and audit questions during debate.
The Wichita City Council on Feb. 15 approved an information‑technology agreement with Axon Enterprises to provide the Fusus real‑time operations platform for a new real‑time information center being built on the fifth floor of City Hall.
The enterprise package is priced at $150,000 per year and was recommended after a staff review of two proposals; the city estimates the enterprise level will support up to 1,500 camera streams. City staff said grant funding (a 2023 COPS technology grant and a Bureau of Justice award) is available to cover the first year’s operating costs and that future operating costs would be folded into the police department general fund budget or pursued via additional grants.
Captain Aaron Moses of the Wichita…
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