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Officials warn subscription model for body, car cameras and tasers will raise recurring costs; committee discusses statewide contracting
Summary
Department of Public Safety and policing leaders described a shift toward leasing or subscription models for body and in‑car cameras and other equipment and warned that recurring vendor subscriptions are expensive, may force platform migration, and could justify statewide procurement guardrails.
Beau Mason, commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, and Major Matt Holly of the Highway Patrol briefed the committee about the growing shift from outright equipment purchases to subscription or lease models for body‑worn cameras, in‑car cameras, tasers and back‑end data services. Mason said DPS does not currently lease most equipment but is exploring leased turnkey solutions because short technology…
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