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Dickinson City approves 10-year Axon contract for body cameras and evidence system
Summary
The Dickinson City Commission unanimously approved a 10-year bundled contract with Axon to cover body cameras, interview-room cameras, evidence management and related software. City staff said encumbered funds will cover early years; larger budget impacts are expected beginning in 2028.
The Dickinson City Commission voted unanimously Dec. 2 to approve a 10-year consolidated contract with Axon for body-worn cameras, interview-room cameras, evidence management and associated software.
City staff presented the package as a single, bundled agreement meant to replace several incremental contracts the department has used since acquiring body cameras in 2021. “I have before you in your packet the 10-year Axon contract,” the presenter said, describing the bundle as a consolidation of existing technology agreements and several planned upgrades.
Staff said the estimated total contract price rose during negotiations from roughly $1.4 million to about $1.9 million and would be approximately $2.2 million as of Jan. 1, 2026. Officials told the commission they have been setting aside and encumbering funds to offset the renewal and that those reserve funds would cover the first two years of the 10-year agreement; the presenter said the first substantial realized budget impact would appear in 2028. Staff estimated the 2026 base-year increase at roughly $54,028.
Commissioners asked about scope and scale: how many licenses and cameras are included, whether school resource officers would be routinely equipped with body cameras, and whether the package included drones (it does not). The presenter said the bundle was sized to support current staffing and that the proposal included 57 “pro” licenses for additional users and evidence-management features such as citizen-submitted video intake and automated redaction tools.
The commission approved the contract after a brief discussion and without recorded opposition. The contract was presented to the commission as a fiscal-efficiency measure intended to stabilize annual technology inflation and centralize the city’s digital-evidence ecosystem.
The commission did not set an implementation date beyond noting the contract would be effective in the coming calendar year and that department budget impacts would be phased in according to the schedule staff outlined.
