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New Castle County Council approves Axon contract amid questions on costs and body-camera policy
Summary
Council adopted a resolution and an appropriation to proceed with a long-term contract with Axon Enterprise for police equipment, while one council member warned of large costs and asked for a clear public-release policy; the police chief said officers will not be terminated and that the department has a posted policy.
New Castle County Council on Dec. 9 voted to authorize the county executive to execute an agreement with Axon Enterprise Inc. for police hardware and software and to appropriate the first payment for the contract, despite vocal objections from at least one member.
The council adopted Resolution R25-203 authorizing the agreement and later approved Ordinance 25-158 to appropriate $750,000 for the first payment on the renegotiated 10-year contract; the R25-203 vote was recorded as 11 yes, 1 no and 1 absent. Council later recorded the appropriation vote with the same tally.
Councilman John Street (speaker 9) objected sharply to the purchase and questioned the long-term cost. "This is the most fiscally irresponsible crap I've ever seen,"…
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