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Jefferson County authorizes purchase and installation of lake security cameras
Summary
Commissioners approved purchasing Ubiquiti security equipment and authorizing White Sands Communications to install cameras at the county lake, with up to $10,000 for equipment and up to $15,000 for installation; funding will come from maintenance lines and available ARPA funds, per discussion.
Jefferson County commissioners voted to authorize an upgrade to security cameras at the county lake, approving spending up to $10,000 for equipment and up to $15,000 for installation by White Sands Communications.
The action followed a Parks and Recreation presentation that said gaps in coverage on the lake’s east side left the county without footage in several recent incidents. Parks staff described a multi‑phase plan that would install a booth‑area base, a wireless backbone to restroom and office areas, and camera sites mapped across the lakeshore. "Last season, we had probably about a half a dozen instances where the police department came to us asking for video recordings of an incident … but we have nothing in those areas," the presenter said (transcript: Parks staff, SEG 175‑179).
Commissioners discussed procurement and cost. Staff said the system under consideration would use Ubiquiti hardware and could total roughly 25 cameras; a per‑camera figure of about $400 was cited during the discussion. The presenter told commissioners the system is solar‑powered and that recordings are retained on the vendor's system for about "15 days" under current policy (transcript: Speakers 8/7, SEG 244, 239). Commissioners discussed using maintenance funds and ARPA money to cover the out‑of‑budget request and agreed to authorize the purchase now and reconcile budgets later.
The motion on the floor was to permit purchase of equipment through Ubiquiti (via White Sands Communications) up to $10,000 and to approve up to $15,000 for installation; the motion was moved, seconded and adopted by roll call as recorded in the transcript. The minutes do not record an itemized vote tally or recorded no‑votes; the transcript indicates the motion passed (transcript: SEG 557‑566, 576‑584). The county will schedule installation to avoid frozen ground and expects site work and cabling to take additional time.
Next steps include completing first orders, coordinating cabling and installation windows, and allocating or offsetting funds in the next budget cycle to replenish used maintenance or ARPA lines.
