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Commissioners approve sheriff''s request to upgrade interview-room cameras and integrate Axon evidence software
Summary
The board approved a $15,726 software and camera upgrade and a $1,800 Axon evidence-integration installation for the jail's interview rooms; sheriff said current cameras leave a blind spot in interview rooms.
Decatur County commissioners approved contracts May 19 to upgrade interview-room cameras and software in the county jail and to integrate Axon evidence management at a total cost the sheriff estimated at $17,526.
Sheriff Mike Eggleston told the board an upgrade is needed because current interview rooms have blind spots. He presented a contract that included a software upgrade and adding a second camera in each interview room; the line-item amounts discussed were $15,726 for the software and cameras and $1,800 for Axon Evidence integration and installation.
The sheriff said the funds would come from commissary revenue rather than the county general fund. He asked commissioners to approve the contract, noting the blind spot in the current system and the law-enforcement best practice of full-room coverage for interview recording.
One commissioner asked clarifying questions about the blind spot; Eggleston responded that the issue had been documented and that the upgrade would correct it. A commissioner moved to approve the contracts; the motion carried after an aye vote.
Ending: Commissioners approved the jail video upgrade and Axon integration and directed the sheriff''s office and auditor to complete contract administration and payment from the commissary account.
