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Police chief asks council to fund cameras, radar, rifles and protective gear; aldermen ask about costs and deployment
Summary
Muskego police requested multiple capital items for 2025 including additional stationary speed radar signs, Flock automated license-plate cameras, rifles for school resource officers, rifle-rated shields, winter jackets and body-worn camera expansions; committee discussed costs, annual licensing and life cycles.
Police Chief (speaker 11) presented a portfolio of capital and equipment requests for 2025, citing speed enforcement, school safety and officer protection as drivers. Key requests included two new stationary digital radar signs, three rifles to equip school resource officers, rifle-rated shields, winter and wet-weather jackets for sworn officers and critical-incident personnel, additional automated license-plate reader/ camera nodes (Flock) and upgrades/maintenance for body-worn and squad cameras.
On automated camera technology, the chief said the program uses stationary cameras and automated license-plate readers connected to a nationwide database for investigative work. “The vast majority of crime is not perpetrated by residents of the city of Muskego,” the chief said when describing the rationale for expanding stationary cameras and ALPR coverage. He requested three additional camera sites to cover the south side of the city and said the total count requested would bring the system to seven cameras; an annual licensing/maintenance cost of roughly $3,000 was mentioned during the discussion.
The chief also described an Axon body-cam contract and said the city received a $76,000 grant for the body-cam system; the line in 2025 reflected an increase (he said to $96,000) tied to additional cameras and interview-room coverage and noted the unit price under contract is locked while quantities changed.
School-safety equipment was discussed: the Muskego Norway School District is purchasing safes for the middle and high schools and the department requested rifles to be kept in those safes for SRO use. The chief said rifle-rated shields and updated ballistic vests are part of ongoing equipment lifecycle management; vests generally require replacement about every five years.
No final appropriations were approved at the meeting; many of these items were presented as part of the 2025 capital plan and will be considered in budget discussions and future committee packets.
Provenance: Police capital and equipment presentation, SEG 869–SEG 1459.
