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Committee approves Alabama Power contract to lease three park cameras at $812.52 per month
Summary
The finance committee authorized the city manager to sign a lease with Alabama Power for three cameras at park locations, with a monthly service charge of $812.52; the police department said this is the department’s first contract with Alabama Power and would add to the city’s leased-camera footprint.
The Finance Committee on June 16 authorized the city manager to sign a contract with Alabama Power to install and lease three security cameras at park locations. Staff said Alabama Power’s quoted monthly service charge for the three cameras is $812.52 with no upfront payment.
Police and staff said the cameras would be installed at three park entrances: the top of the complex entrance, the West Complex field entrance, and the location near the gym and maintenance area on the west side. Police staff explained the city currently has about 20 cameras the police department maintains; this arrangement would be the first time the city leases cameras from Alabama Power.
“Homewood’s just so compact and so it's like spaghetti everywhere you go to dig or put something. Power company, we can go to the power poles…we're bypassing that,” a police staff member said, explaining the efficiency of mounting on power poles. Staff also noted Alabama Power requested a five-year contract term and the police department is comfortable proceeding with that term.
Motion and vote: a motion to authorize the city manager to sign the Alabama Power contract at $812.52 per month was made and approved by the committee, recorded as 5 to 0.
Why it matters: the leased cameras will expand camera coverage at parks without city purchasing and could change maintenance and data-access arrangements; staff said these cameras would be Alabama Power equipment the city leases rather than city-owned equipment.
