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Council approves Samsara telematics for Public Works fleet; department says system will improve safety and maintenance
Summary
The council gave a 9-0 do‑pass to a $171,192.10 first‑year purchase of Samsara telematics and cameras for Public Works vehicles. Fleet director Todd Brookmeyer told council the system will improve driver safety, accident review, and asset tracking; council members asked about privacy, data retention and costs.
At the June 24 committee session, the Fort Wayne Common Council’s Finance Committee approved the purchase of Samsara telematics hardware and software for the city’s Public Works fleet, with a first‑year total the department gave as $171,192.10.
Todd Brookmeyer, director of Fleet Services, told the council the package would include dual‑facing high‑definition cameras for vehicles, forward‑ and cab‑facing cameras, and asset tags for trailers and construction equipment. “We can use this for not only for the safety side of it, we can use it for, to track our people,” Brookmeyer said, explaining the…
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