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Mason approves five-year Axon contract to add body-worn cameras; city expects 2026 implementation

6441693 · September 10, 2025
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Summary

Council authorized a five-year contract with Axon for in-car, interview-room and body-worn camera systems; the 2025 budget includes $615,000 and the annual maintenance fee is $191,504.

Mason City Council on Sept. 2 approved Ordinance 2025-72 authorizing a five-year contract with Axon to expand the police department’s camera systems to include body-worn cameras and continued maintenance for in-car and interview-room cameras.

City staff described the measure as Phase 3 of a multi-year program. Phase 1 authorized in-car cameras in 2022, Phase 2 added interview-room upgrades in 2023, and the…

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