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Durham County approves $1.39M Motorola contract for sheriff’s body-worn and in-car cameras; consent agenda passes unanimously
Summary
The Board approved Capital Project Amendment No.25CPA023 and a $1,392,671 contract with Motorola Solutions for Sheriff's Office body-worn and in-car cameras. Commissioners asked about vendor support and public access to footage; staff said Motorola would replace cameras and that release of footage requires a Superior Court judge order. The consent agenda passed unanimously.
The Durham County Board of County Commissioners on Dec. 9 approved a capital-project amendment and a $1,392,671 contract with Motorola Solutions to replace the sheriff’s office body-worn and in-car cameras and approved a consent agenda of budget and contract items.
Commissioner Wendy Jacobs asked why the county was replacing its existing cameras. Vincent Ritter, Durham County Sheriff’s Office IT Director, said Motorola confirmed support and parts for the existing cameras would not be available after Jan. 1, 2025 and that Motorola would replace the cameras every three years; the new cameras will include GPS and live-streaming capabilities. Commissioner Jacobs asked whether the public would have access to camera recordings; Durham County Sheriff Clarence Birkhead replied that, under North Carolina law, release of body-camera footage requires a Superior Court judge’s order.
The consent agenda motion—moved by Commissioner Michelle Burton and seconded by Commissioner Stephen Valentine—carried unanimously. Items approved on the consent agenda included the body-worn and in-car camera capital project and Motorola contract (Item 24-0701); recognition of a $31,915 Homeland Security Grant to the Sheriff’s Office (Item 24-0707); contracts for detention facility network equipment and replacement switches (Items 24-0713 and 24-0716); purchase of five ambulances through the SAVVIK Cooperative (Item 24-0718); a Stryker power-load purchase (Item 24-0719); a $627,500 City of Durham contribution for the Low Income Homeowners Tax Relief Program and related interlocal agreement (Item 24-0739); a $180,000 library subaward (Item 24-0740); a $500,000 reallocation between detention center and facilities projects (Item 24-0753); $1,137,481 in Durham Transit Plan funding and one transportation FTE (Item 24-0761); an ARPA-backed amendment for Durham Children’s Initiative (Item 24-0767); and the November 2024 property tax releases and refunds report (Item 24-0777). The full list of consent items and the ordinances amending budgets were entered into the record.
The Board took additional actions later in the meeting, including approving ARPA reallocation amendments and project reconciliations. The meeting adjourned at 7:53 p.m.
