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Euclid to accept $149,370 homeland‑security grant to add exterior cameras on municipal campus
Summary
Council approved accepting a $149,370 state Homeland Security grant to install exterior surveillance cameras across Euclid’s municipal campus; the system will be provided under a 10‑year service contract and there is no local match required.
Euclid City Council on Jan. 6 authorized the mayor to accept and expend $149,370 in state Homeland Security grant funds to purchase and install exterior security cameras around the municipal complex, including municipal court, the police station, library and adjacent public spaces.
The mayor told council the grant — administered through the Ohio Department of Public Safety Emergency Management Agency — will fund exterior cameras to enhance surveillance of public areas on the municipal campus. “This grant will allow us to get cameras, exterior cameras, to provide surveillance for the public areas behind that,” the mayor said.
Council discussed where cameras will be placed and how the system ties into existing police‑department equipment. Staff said the new cameras will complement cameras already deployed on police facilities and in community locations. The city is working with Macaulay (a grant services partner) and a vendor network that provides Verkada cameras under a service contract. Staff said the Verkada contract is a multi‑year arrangement in which equipment and updates are provided through the vendor; the funds in this award cover cameras and installation for the municipal‑campus portion of the program and require no city match.
Council members asked about coverage of front entrances and whether existing police cameras already covered some entrances. Staff said they would confirm exact field‑of‑view coverage and complete installation planning with FirstEnergy for cameras that must be mounted to utility poles. The mayor said the first round of community cameras (authorized previously by council) has started to be installed; staff reported about eight of the 30 authorized community cameras were already installed and tested, with additional installations awaiting joint‑use agreements with FirstEnergy.
Councilman Wotilla asked whether the grant amount covers a full 10‑year service period; staff said the program is delivered through a 10‑year contract structure under which the vendor supplies equipment and updates as needed. The resolution authorizing the grant acceptance, listed on the agenda as Resolution 2-25, passed on roll call. Council also discussed quarterly reporting by police on how camera footage is used for investigations and officer safety, and staff said they will update council on installation schedules and the results of the FirstEnergy coordination.
