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University Heights accepts $44,000 state grant to support police body‑worn cameras
Summary
City council accepted a $44,000 subgrant from the Ohio Department of Public Safety to support hardware, software, training and data storage for the police department’s body‑worn camera program; the motion passed on a roll call vote.
University Heights City Council voted to accept a $44,000 subgrant from the Ohio Department of Public Safety Office of Criminal Justice Services to support the police department’s body‑worn camera program.
The council approved the grant after Police Chief (unnamed in the record) described the department’s existing camera inventory and ongoing costs. The motion to accept the award was made by Councilmember Sacks and seconded by Councilmember King; the clerk called the roll and the motion passed.
The chief said the department has had a body‑worn camera program since about 2016 and currently keeps roughly 35 cameras in inventory for a force of about 30 officers. Equipment costs are front‑loaded — “each camera cost initially about $1,000” — while annual ongoing costs are primarily support and data storage. The chief estimated roughly $700 per camera per year in support and storage, or about $25,000 a year for 35 cameras, and said the grant’s allowable uses include hardware, software, training and data storage. The grant has a closeout period that the chief said ends in August 2026.
Councilmembers thanked the department and administrative staff who prepare grant applications. The clerk recorded aye votes for King, Sacks and Weiser; the motion carried as announced by the presiding officer.
