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Pike County court approves GPS and in‑cab camera systems after privacy debate
Summary
Pike County Fiscal Court voted 3–1 to buy GPS monitoring and in‑cab camera systems for road and solid waste vehicles under a three‑year contract after staff negotiated pricing down from about $85,298 to roughly $49,694.70 per year; one commissioner cited privacy concerns as his reason for voting no.
Pike County Fiscal Court approved a three‑year contract to equip road and solid waste vehicles with GPS monitoring and in‑cab camera systems after a heated discussion about privacy, liability and employee morale. The purchase passed on a 3–1 roll call: Commissioners Scott and Absher and Judge Jones voted yes; Commissioner Adkins voted no.
County staff said the systems were originally priced on contract at $85,298.40 per year for 99 units but that negotiations reduced the cost to about…
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