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Kerr County approves three‑year extension with Motorola/WatchGuard for body cameras and adds LPR capability
Summary
The court unanimously approved a three‑year extension of its Motorola/WatchGuard contract for body‑worn cameras and cloud storage; extension adds front‑camera automatic license‑plate‑reading (LPR) licensing on mobile units and is expected to save roughly $9,000 annually.
The Kerr County Commissioners Court unanimously approved a three‑year extension Dec. 8 for its Motorola/WatchGuard contract covering body‑worn cameras, mobile video and cloud storage for sheriff’s office equipment.
The sheriff’s office said the extension would add about 23 mobile front‑camera units capable of automatic license‑plate reading (LPR) and expected to save the county roughly $9,000 per year compared with current costs. The vendor is also offering LPR licensing for no additional upfront cost under the proposed extension.
Sheriff’s office staff described how plate reads would be checked against TCIC/NCIC entries (amber alerts, stolen vehicles, wanted persons) and integrated into Motorola’s Vigilant network. The court moved and seconded approval; the vote was recorded as unanimous.
The court did not discuss data‑governance policy in depth at the meeting; commissioners asked technical questions about LPR scope and licensing, and the sheriff’s office said licensing costs are modest (about $500 per year per unit) and that the system provides national‑scale reads when matched through Vigilant.
