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Committee hears plan to shift evidence storage to Axon and join regional CAD system
Summary
Benton Harbor staff proposed moving digital evidence (body‑cam video, photos and audio) from city servers to Axon evidence storage and joining a regional computer‑aided dispatch system; staff said the one‑time move would be a small upfront cost (reported as $226 in the packet) and eliminate about $1,000/month in storage costs, while CAD implementation would rely on county and state grant support to cover roughly $30,000 of city costs.
Benton Harbor public‑safety staff presented two technology items aimed at efficiency and officer safety: migrating digital evidence to Axon evidence storage and joining a regional computer‑aided dispatch (CAD) platform.
On evidence storage, staff said the city currently maintains body‑cam footage and related files on a local server at an ongoing cost of roughly $1,000 per month. The proposal would move that data to Axon, the city's current body‑camera vendor,…
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