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Ulster County approves two Axon contracts amid concerns about large vendors
Summary
The Ulster County Legislature approved two contracts totaling about $677,431 with Axon Enterprise Inc. despite voiced concerns from one legislator and public callers about corporate concentration and surveillance implications. Both measures passed 17–1 with a single dissent from Legislator McCullough.
The Ulster County Legislature voted to approve two contracts with Axon Enterprise Inc., authorizing $216,688.80 for the Office of the Public Defender and $460,742.40 for the District Attorney’s office.
Legislator Hewitt told colleagues he has been "a long term no on Axon resolutions for a variety of reasons," citing concerns about large corporations and market concentration even as he said he supports body-worn camera technology for law enforcement. "So I'm a…
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