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County approves $226,000 camera system to upgrade downtown courthouse and justice-center security
Summary
The board approved purchase of a new video camera system covering the Justice Center, Annex, Historic Courthouse and nearby public areas for $226,000; county staff proposed using $50,000 from a school-safety fund and additional sales-tax funds to cover the cost.
The Board approved a $226,000 purchase to replace and upgrade video camera capability at four downtown facilities, county staff reported.
Mister Kirkendall, a county law enforcement official, told commissioners the sheriff’s office conducts a triennial court security survey and recommended replacement of aging cameras at the Justice Center, Annex, Historic Courthouse and the county narcotics investigations building. Kirkendall said the previous vendor quote exceeded $800,000; a responsive vendor from LaGrange proposed a comprehensive system for $226,000 that includes servers, wiring and 108 cameras with night vision and pan-tilt-zoom capacity.
Kirkendall said the county would own the software license in perpetuity and that the system uses local servers with cloud storage options; some covered facilities have backup power. "This cost is $226,000...once we buy the license for those cameras, we buy it one time, and we own it in perpetuity," he said. County staff proposed funding $50,000 from remaining public school-safety program funds and using sales-tax proceeds to cover the balance.
Commissioners asked about coverage of parking lots and courtroom access; staff confirmed public-access areas and exterior parking lots would be covered while private areas would not be surveilled. The board voted to approve the purchase and funding plan by show of hands.
