A county official requested Jefferson County use opioid-settlement funds to buy Axon Justice Premier evidence-management and cloud storage for body-camera footage, saying the system would speed discovery production, allow redaction inside the platform and reduce local server burdens. The official presented a four-year quote of $15,949.12 per year, for a total request of $63,796.48 covering 2025'28.

The presenter told the commissioners that most local law-enforcement agencies are moving to Axon body cameras and that having the Axon evidence suite would improve compatibility and efficiency when producing videos to defense counsel. He described the current process as time-consuming, requiring staff to download footage and copy to physical media; the Axon cloud would allow staff to send links and perform redactions within the program.

The presenter said Axon can bill on an annual schedule and that, under the quoted arrangement, payments would be due each September. He also noted Axon's client manager (identified during the presentation by first name only) is familiar with both government and private clients and that the company is flexible on contract length if needed.

The presenter framed the request as a permissible use of opioid-settlement funds and said many of the county's criminal cases involve drugs, estimating roughly 90% of cases involve drugs in some way even if the lead charge differs. Commissioners asked no substantive follow-up questions on the record. No formal vote to allocate the requested settlement funds was recorded during the meeting.

Next steps: commissioners will consider the funding request alongside other proposals that may draw on restricted and unrestricted opioid-settlement funds; no appropriation was made at the July 18 session.