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Chief outlines purchase of Fusus camera‑integration and Skydio DFR drones; council raises privacy questions
Summary
Police presented a budgeted, supplemental‑approved purchase of camera‑integration software (Fusus) and Skydio’s Drone First Responder program to deploy five drones across police and fire stations at about $304,999.90 per year; councilmembers asked about civil‑liberty safeguards and said policies limiting access are required.
Police Chief (speaker referenced as Chief Gerke) asked the council to approve entering contracts for Fusus (camera‑integration software) and Skydio’s Drone First Responder (DFR) program.
The chief said the Fusus software would allow the department to view commercial camera feeds (for example, convenience‑store cameras) when there is a lawful operational need and that the package under consideration would permit bringing in up to 7,000…
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