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Council extends Motorola body-worn camera services contract through 2031 with lower annual cost
Summary
The City Council on Aug. 4 approved a three-year extension of the city's Motorola body-worn camera services contract, March 2028'March 2031, at a cost not to exceed $24,840 per year; the police chief said current camera-related costs are budgeted at about $33,000 annually.
The Lincoln City Council voted Aug. 4 to approve a three-year extension of the city's contract with Motorola for police body-worn camera services covering March 2028 through March 2031, at a cost not to exceed $24,840 per year.
Chief Meister told the council the city currently budgets about $33,000 annually for camera equipment maintenance and data storage: "right now, we budget $33,000 annually for the cost of the cameras ... and then also the data storage because that's a huge amount of data," he said. The chief said the extension reduces the city's projected annual cost for the service: "This actually is bringing the price down a little bit for us."
The chief said the department purchased 30 cameras to equip sworn personnel; the department has 28 sworn officers and a small inventory buffer. He also said the department began using cameras in 2023, two years ahead of a state statutory mandate for agencies their size to have cameras.
The motion to approve the contract extension was made by Alderman Downs and seconded by Alderman Clemens. A roll call vote recorded all council members voting yes: Clemens, O'Donoghue, Anderson, Bateman, Sanders, Parrott and Downs.
Ending: The council approved the extension; the contract term begins in March 2028 and the city will continue to budget for annual camera and data-storage costs.
