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Commission approves $226,000 camera upgrade for four downtown county buildings
Summary
The board approved a $226,000 purchase to replace and expand video cameras at the Justice Center, annex, historic courthouse and the Narcotics Investigations Building; funding to come partly from an existing school-safety account and sales-tax proceeds.
The Liberty County Board of Commissioners voted to buy a new video surveillance system covering four downtown county properties for $226,000.
A presenter for the project said the package includes infrastructure, servers and 108 cameras (including pan-tilt-zoom and night-vision capability) to cover public areas in the Justice Center, the annex, the historic courthouse and the Narcotics Investigations Building. The presenter said the earlier vendor estimate had been more than $800,000; the current proposal is $226,000 and, once licensed, requires no ongoing maintenance contract or annual licensing fees according to the presentation.
County staff told commissioners they planned to contribute $50,000 from leftover funds in a school-safety program and to fund the remaining balance from sales-tax proceeds identified for public safety (referred to in the meeting as "sales tax 7"). The presenter emphasized that the system would cover public-accessible areas and parking lots but not private areas, and that authorized security staff could access pan-tilt-zoom controls after hours.
A motion to adopt the proposal was made and seconded; the board approved the purchase by voice/hand vote.
No vendor name for the accepted bid was recorded in the discussion in the transcript excerpts. County staff noted they had discussed the project with judges and the board of elections and said those offices supported improved camera coverage.
