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Commissioners approve roughly $39,500 in security camera purchases for county offices

Newton County Commissioners Court · February 4, 2026
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Summary

The court approved purchase and installation of security cameras for the tax assessor-collector, county clerk, Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 and Precinct 4, citing staff safety concerns and a quoted total of $39,477; commissioners asked staff to follow up with a system-wide security assessment.

The Newton County Commissioners approved the purchase and installation of security cameras and related hardware for several county offices after a presentation of vendor quotes and safety concerns.

Presiding staff presented line-item quotes and said totals for the work summed to $39,477: Precinct 1 office $11,585, tax office $8,044,…

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