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Police, fire present technology and facility needs; council discusses staffing and station upgrades
Summary
Police sought continued funding for body‑worn cameras, evidence interview upgrades and trial deployment of draft‑assisted reporting; fire proposed SCBA, vehicle and station project funding and additional leadership for Santa Teresa station planning.
Police and fire department leaders presented operational highlights and capital requests tied to public‑safety service and training during the Gilroy budget workshop on May 12.
Police Chief Pedro Smoza said the department implemented Axon body‑worn cameras and is piloting Axon Draft One (an AI‑assisted reporting tool) to reduce report writing and increase officer time in the field. The department requested upgrades to interview‑room recording and cloud storage and to expand Axon integrations; Chief Smoza said the interview‑room vendor is out of business and the…
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