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Council approves emergency purchase of body cameras, police chief thanks local American Legion for donation
Summary
Cortland approved an emergency ordinance enabling the police chief to buy body-worn cameras and cloud services from Midwest Public Safety; the police chief cited expected vendor price increases and thanked the Raymond L. Johnson American Legion Post 540 for a $5,000 donation to upgrade department equipment.
Cortland City Council approved an emergency ordinance authorizing the police chief to purchase body-worn cameras, accessories, and cloud-based services from Midwest Public Safety.
John, Cortland police chief, told the council the purchase was advanced as an emergency because the vendor warned of an imminent price increase tied to tariffs and other supply issues. "The company has informed us that they expect a significant price increase due to tariffs and all kinds of other things,"…
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