Duchesne County commissioners voted unanimously Dec. 30 to approve Resolution 24‑12, authorizing a multi‑year contract with LensLok to automate downloads and cloud storage of sheriff’s office in‑car and body camera video.

Sheriff (name not given in the record) told the board LensLok will automatically download footage when officers enter Wi‑Fi and provide hosted storage and redaction tools that reduce officers’ time spent manually transferring video. The sheriff said the new arrangement should free officers “between 3 and 7 hours a week” currently spent downloading footage.

County staff described the first‑year cost, including setup, at $70,000 and the recurring annual fee thereafter at about $58,000. Commissioners asked whether hardware would be included and whether the county would own equipment at term end; the sheriff and staff said the program is a lease model that installs cameras and provides ongoing maintenance and that the county would own hardware after five years under the proposed terms. The record does not show a dollar buyout schedule beyond the described annual payments.

Tyler Allred from the county attorney’s office reviewed contract language and confirmed the county’s privacy expectations and evidence‑control provisions had been vetted. Commissioners discussed whether the vendor retains any right to share video; staff said the county retains control of its video under the proposed agreement.

A motion to approve Resolution 24‑12 and allow the chair to sign passed by voice vote with all present voting in the affirmative. The sheriff said copies of the signed contract would be returned to the county once executed.

The contract will allow the sheriff’s office to proceed with vendor installation and begin transitioning officers to the automated upload process; the resolution and contract were approved as a county obligation and signature authority was delegated to the chair.