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Council trims police camera purchase, delays police hire timing to help balance levy
Summary
As part of a levy reduction package, councilors agreed to reduce a police Flock camera purchase from 10 cameras to 6 (about $15,000 for system access) and to move a planned police full‑time hire from a full year to a half‑year, subject to recruitment timing.
During Nov. 26 budget deliberations, Dayton councilors agreed to scale back a police camera purchase and to adjust the timing of a planned police hire as part of a broader set of levy reductions.
Staff said reducing the planned Flock camera purchase from 10 cameras to 6 would cost about $15,000 and still provide access to the regional camera system; "Dollars 15,000 can come out just to get us access to the entire flock system," the presenter said. Councilors and the police chief discussed starting with six cameras and increasing later if needed, and staff asked for data to evaluate early results.
On staffing, councilors signaled that a planned police full‑time hire could be shifted from a full year to a half‑year depending on recruitment timing; this change was presented as a flexible lever to help reach the levy reduction target without permanently removing the position.
Provenance: topicintro SEG 317; topfinish SEG 1974
Speakers quoted or cited: Staff (presenter) and unnamed police staff referenced in the discussion.
