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Emery County approves five-year Axon contracts for fleet and body-worn cameras
Summary
The Emery County Commission voted to accept five-year quotes from Axon Enterprise for in-car (fleet) cameras and body-worn cameras, approving multi-year payments and granting county attorney access to evidence through the vendor platform.
The Emery County Commission on a unanimous vote approved five-year contracts with Axon Enterprise for both fleet (in-car) and body-worn cameras for the sheriff’s office.
The sheriff told commissioners the county had not previously used body-worn cameras and that an Axon system would streamline evidence access: “Mike’s office will be able to access them just from their desktops with the permission that’s provided,” the sheriff said, adding the system will reduce hours currently spent downloading footage.
The commission’s action covers two separate statements of work: the fleet (in-car) camera package and the body-worn camera package. The sheriff described the fleet program as roughly $264,000 spread over five years and said the county saved about $106,000 by starting negotiations last year. He said the body-worn contract was “a hundred and $16,000” spread over five years and noted the first-year cost is lower because of initial equipment purchases.
The sheriff also explained operational features and vendor integration: Axon’s taser-linked recording triggers cameras when devices are drawn, and the system centralizes storage and controlled access. County Attorney Mike Olsen told the commission he supports adoption, saying he was not aware of many agencies that do not use body cameras.
Commissioners made the motions to accept the Axon quotes and the standard terms and conditions; each motion passed unanimously (three commissioners voting aye). The sheriff said the contracts limit who can retrieve evidence from the system to a small number of authorized users and that the platform’s vendor support influenced the selection.
The sheriff emphasized the expected benefits for training, prosecution and officer safety, saying the cameras will “make prosecution easier” and “help us be better cops.” Commissioners did not amend the vendor terms at the meeting.
The sheriff’s office will execute the five-year, subscription-style agreements and proceed with equipment rollout and account provisioning under the approved statements of work.
