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Rialto approves $14.3 million multi‑year police technology agreement with Axon
Summary
Rialto City Council approved a nine‑year, $14,346,497 agreement with Axon Enterprises to acquire officer body cameras, digital evidence management, conduct‑energy devices, drones, and virtual‑reality training; staff said the package will modernize evidence workflows and expand real‑time monitoring.
The Rialto City Council approved a multi-year agreement with Axon Enterprises covering officer-worn cameras, digital evidence systems, conduct energy devices, drone programs and virtual-reality training, with a nine-year price tag of roughly $14.35 million and a fiscal-year budget amendment to accommodate the purchase.
Police Chief Mark Kline framed the package as an integrated public-safety modernization plan. On the dais, Kline said the agreement would expand live video feeds, advanced software for evidence management, and training capabilities. “We are asking you to adopt Resolution Number 80436 that amends the fiscal year budget and approve the 9 year agreement with Axon Enterprises, in the amount of $14,346,497 to purchase the Axon Officer Safety Plan 10,” Chief Kline stated.
Vendor representatives described enterprise options for local businesses and assurances on enterprise security. Axon representative Lauren Gower explained the company’s enterprise division can work with local retailers on camera integration and create a private instance of the department’s evidence system if businesses choose to share streams.
Council approved the resolution amending the fiscal year budget and the multi-year agreement by voice vote after public presentation and questions about access for local businesses, insurance and indemnification. Chief Kline and police staff said the program would be CJIS-compliant and that indemnification language had been reviewed by counsel; council members asked that staff continue to confirm legal protections as contracts progress.
The agreement is intended to align the department with modern evidence workflows while adding new technologies such as drones and virtual training; the council recorded support for the contract and moved on to routine reports.
