Dothan authorizes $308,095 contract to migrate police video and $150,000 Axon conversion change order
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Summary
The commission approved a $308,095.23 agreement with Utility & Associates Inc. to retrieve and transfer years of police digital video evidence and approved a $150,000 change order with Axon Enterprises to incorporate that evidence into Axon services as part of a vendor migration.
The Dothan City Commission approved an agreement with Utility & Associates Inc. totaling $308,095.23 to retrieve and deliver digital video evidence stored in the city's Polaris Evidence Management System and also approved a $150,000 change order with Axon Enterprises Inc. to convert and incorporate that video into Axon's Evidence Channel Services.
City staff explained the city has used the prior vendor for body-worn and in-car camera evidence going back to about 2015 and is migrating to Axon as the new vendor. The agreements are intended to transfer years of video evidence to the new system and cover the technical conversion work required.
A commissioner asked for a brief explanation for public clarity; staff reiterated that the work is necessary for continuity of evidence access and that some of the costs reflect the volume and age of stored material. Both measures passed by voice vote.
What’s next: Staff will proceed with data retrieval and conversion work and follow the city's procurement and evidence-chain procedures as the migration proceeds.
