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Syracuse Citizen Review Board approves evidence.com subscription, forms advisory committee and limits media comments to director
Summary
The Syracuse City Citizen Review Board voted to subscribe to evidence.com (Axon) on an annual payment plan, created a seven-member advisory committee to review its bylaws and adopted a policy that only the CRB director (or chair in her absence) will speak to the media about board matters.
The Syracuse City Citizen Review Board on Sept. 4 voted to purchase an evidence.com subscription, agreed to establish a seven-member advisory committee to review the board’s bylaws, and adopted a policy directing media inquiries to the board director.
The actions came during the board’s monthly meeting at Syracuse City Hall. The board approved a quote for evidence.com (the cloud video/evidence service offered by Axon) after staff reported a five-year vendor quote that averages $978.96 per year; the board decided to pay annually rather than prepay the full five years.
Board Chair Don Johnson said the subscription will allow the board to view police-uploaded footage in real time, create shared case folders and reduce time spent downloading files. Nolita (board administrator/director) told the board staff had received a 60-month quote that totals approximately $4,894.80 and that annual billing would help the CRB’s yearly budget planning.
In discussion before the vote, members noted the benefit of being able to watch footage as the Syracuse Police Department uploads it…
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