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Council approves about $1.8M body-camera contract; members press on AI, budget and translations
Summary
Council approved a not-to-exceed $1.803 million contract for a police camera platform; Chief Dave Jackson said the system includes real-time translation and optional AI-assisted report-writing, prompting questions about cost increases, budget treatment and safeguards. Council approved the purchase with six ayes.
Englewood’s City Council voted to approve a city contract for police body cameras and an integrated platform after a discussion about cost, budget accounting and artificial-intelligence features.
Mayor introduced the contract (staff memo listed a not-to-exceed figure of $1.803 million). Chief of Police Dave Jackson told council the vendor is widely used by law enforcement and that unit and platform prices are higher than earlier products; he said switching platforms could eliminate some existing redaction and data-migration software and save "a little under…
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