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Emery County approves five-year contracts for in-car and body cameras for sheriff's office
Summary
The county commission approved two five-year Axon contracts to replace aging in-car dash cameras and to add body-worn cameras for the Emery County Sheriff’s Office. The in-car package totals about $264,000 over five years; the body-worn contract was quoted at $116,000, bundled across five years.
Emery County commissioners on April 15 approved separate five-year contracts with Axon Enterprise to upgrade in-car (fleet) cameras and to acquire body-worn cameras, licenses and related services for the sheriff’s office.
The county’s sheriff, speaking to commissioners, said the existing dash cameras are “quite old” and time-consuming to download and manage. He described the Axon system as easier for staff and prosecutors to use: according to the sheriff, county attorneys will be able to access required footage “just from their desktops with the permission that’s provided,” reducing hours needed to download and search video.
The sheriff described the in-car package as “about $264,000 over the 5 years,” and said the body-worn camera contract is “a $116,000” agreement that will be paid over the contract term. He also noted prior negotiations saved the county “about $67,000” on earlier items and that the equipment vendor integrates with other devices used by deputies (for example, taser-triggered automatic recording).
Commissioners moved and approved both acceptance-of-quote items during the meeting. During discussion, commissioners and staff emphasized the potential for better training, easier evidence handling and reduced liability. One commissioner asked about costs and vendor details; the sheriff said Axon had the functionality and vendor support the department needed.
The contracts are structured as multi-year service agreements that include hardware, user licenses and cloud-hosted evidence management. Commissioners did not vote to withhold any of the quoted services; both motions carried in roll-call form.
The sheriff also reported operational benefits anticipated from the upgrade, including faster evidence transfer to the county attorney’s office and improved video quality for investigations and training.
