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Gaithersburg council approves Axon contract amendments to outfit two new officers and cruisers
Summary
The mayor and city council authorized contract amendments with Axon Enterprise to supply body-worn cameras, tasers and in-car camera systems to equip two additional police officers and two cruisers, at a cost of $59,930.28 to the end of the current contract term.
The Gaithersburg mayor and city council on Oct. 6 authorized the city manager to negotiate and execute contract amendments with Axon Enterprise to purchase additional body-worn cameras, tasers and in-car camera systems to outfit two police officers and two police cruisers, at an estimated cost of $59,930.28 to the end of the existing contracts.
Information Technology representative Brian Helms briefed the council on the package, saying the amendments would also implement the Axon Standards software module. Helms said implementation “will offset the $25,000 Axon Standards implementation cost within approximately two years after which it will save the city money,” and that the module is available to the city and requires only implementation costs beyond existing licensing.
Helms said the purchase covers equipment and related accessories to outfit the two officers authorized in the fiscal year 2026 budget and the two additional cruisers approved for the same fiscal year. Council members asked about artificial-intelligence features and data integrations; staff said the city’s dispatch and records systems are county systems and that broader AI governance work is underway in the city’s IT and governance offices.
The council approved the contract amendments by voice vote, 5-0. Staff said the amendments will allow the police department to replace the existing IA Pro system and increase operational efficiencies; the city anticipates implementation costs will be offset by savings within roughly two years.
The resolution authorizing the contract amendments did not include a department-level budget amendment in the public discussion; staff said the cost to the end of the existing contracts is $59,930.28 and that the purchase aligns with personnel and vehicle authorizations already included in the FY2026 budget.
