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Council authorizes Axon contract and safety grants as residents press for police accountability and oppose surveillance cameras
Summary
Council approved an existing‑contract authorization with Axon for body‑worn cameras and a $100,000 Small Business Safety Improvement pilot. During public comment multiple speakers criticized recent police use of lethal force and the installation of Flock surveillance cameras.
The Las Cruces City Council on Oct. 20 authorized continued use of a state procurement contract for Axon body‑worn cameras and equipment and adopted a $100,000 Small Business Safety Improvement pilot for the El Paseo/South Solano MRA. Those approvals came the same day residents used the public‑comment period to demand police accountability after a recent fatal shooting and to ask the council to halt automated license‑plate surveillance cameras.
Virginia Barela, a city procurement buyer, explained the recommended approach to procurement, noting the city will use an existing New Mexico…
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