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Iredell County approves consent for in‑car cameras and advances RingCentral and fiber build contracts
Summary
The board gave consent to add 26 Axon in‑car camera systems and to move forward with RingCentral telephony and a Cantera Networks fiber buildout; IT staff warned of AT&T circuit reliability problems and the county’s copper-line sunset risk.
The Iredell County Board of Commissioners gave consent to several information-technology and public-safety procurement requests during the pre‑agenda meeting.
Joseph Bervett, representing the sheriff’s office, asked the board to approve a five‑year service agreement extension with Axon to add 26 in‑car camera systems to the fleet and to replace the camera system on an existing prisoner‑transport van. Bervett said the additional systems will be added under the existing agreement signed the prior year, which covered an original 49 camera installs.
Joey Hostelzer, presenting for Information Technology Services, described a staff recommendation to adopt RingCentral, a cloud‑based telephony platform, because the county’s current phone hardware is being phased out. Hostelzer said the vendor is discontinuing core equipment manufacturing and that the county’s current system will be “sunset at the end of 2029.” He told commissioners that while the first year of a RingCentral transition is unlikely to save money, years two and beyond should break even or produce savings, and the cloud platform offers more flexibility for desk phones, Bluetooth headsets and mobile apps.
Hostelzer also presented a contract request with Cantera Networks to build a county fiber network. He said several county sites using AT&T switched‑Ethernet circuits had experienced repeated mid‑day outages and that AT&T had offered little support. The Cantera build would allow the county to move off the failing AT&T circuits, increase speeds five to 10 times at three sites (identified in staff materials), and bring those sites directly to the county data center without VPN reliance.
These items were handled by consent during the pre‑agenda session; final contract approvals and budget details will be reflected in subsequent board actions.
