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Payson council accepts state grants for license-plate readers and an off-highway vehicle response unit, votes 7-0
Summary
The council unanimously approved two state grants: one to lease license-plate-reading cameras and analytics for law enforcement and another to buy an off-highway vehicle for remote-area response and enforcement. Both resolutions passed 7-0.
Payson Common Council voted unanimously to accept two state grant awards during the meeting.
What passed: Council approved a Department of Public Safety local border support grant (resolution 3435) to lease 18 license-plate-reader (LPR) cameras and analytics through a vendor network. The one-year grant is structured as a lease; the initial award totals about $125,600 with $75,000 proposed for LPR cameras and $50,600 for overtime and interdiction-related expenses. Police staff said the system will provide vehicle "fingerprinting" for investigative leads, access to a statewide and national LPR…
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