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District Attorney asks commissioners to approve high‑capacity server to keep case audio/video
Summary
District Attorney Darren Lee told commissioners his office is outgrowing a 29 TB appliance and asked to buy a ~176 TB server (approx. $20,189) plus $3,000/year for cloud backup to retain evidentiary audio/video and case records; IT staff described encryption and five-plus years of capacity.
District Attorney Darren Lee told the Dawson County Board that his office stores substantially more digital evidence than other county departments and is running out of space on a 29 TB network storage appliance. Lee said he and IT staff recommended purchasing a higher‑capacity Synology unit (described in the presentation as roughly 176 terabytes) at an estimated cost of about $20,189 plus an annual Synology cloud‑backup subscription of $3,000.
Conley Greer (supervising ADA) and IT representatives explained that the DA’s office must retain audio, video and evidentiary material for trials and appeals and that some material must be preserved for many years. IT staff said wireless and direct uploads from deputies and partners are encrypted during transmission, that the proposed unit can expand by adding additional hard drives, and that the new appliance would be housed in the county server rack and isolated from other infrastructure.
No formal action was recorded; the DA asked for favorable consideration to begin the purchase earlier than the January budget timing to avoid price increases.
