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West Haven Council approves $1.65 million upgrade for police body and dash cameras
Summary
City council voted to reallocate capital funds and use special-duty revenue to buy Axon body‑worn cameras, dash cameras and related services, approving a five‑year cooperative purchasing agreement and creating a new capital project.
West Haven City Council on July 28 approved a capital reallocation and a five‑year procurement plan to upgrade police body‑worn cameras and in‑car dash cameras, creating a new capital project and authorizing the mayor or finance director to join a Sourcewell cooperative purchasing agreement with Axon Enterprises.
The vote follows an extended presentation by Mayor Dorinda Borer, Police Chief Joe Pernod and Axon representatives describing features such as automatic transcription, live translation and cloud storage. Mayor Dorinda Borer said the city wants to “be a leader in this area” and highlighted translation tools she said will “translate it, but also automatically translate what the police officer is saying back to the resident or the person involved.” Chief Joe Pernod described storage as a…
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