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Danbury approves five-year Axon lease for emergency management drone/photo‑kite program
Summary
The board approved a five-year Axon Air/photo-kite lease for Emergency Management at $3,300 per year (year 1) with years 2–5 at the same price if secured, totalling $16,500 over five years, via Sourcewell cooperative contract; motion passed unanimously.
The Board of Awards approved a five-year lease agreement with Axon (referred to as Axon Enterprises/Sourcewell cooperative pricing) to provide an Axon Air/photo-kite drone capability for Danbury’s Emergency Management program.
Purchasing agent Chuck Volkin said the first-year cost is $3,300 and that years 2–5 are expected at the same annual price if the same rate is available, for a five‑year total of $16,500. "This is for year 1 of 5. The cost is $3,300... the total cost for the 5 years would be $16,500," Volkin said.
Emergency Management Director Matt Kuznicki moved the award; Joanne Stirk seconded. The board approved the lease unanimously with no recorded discussion on operations, training, insurance, or FAA compliance in the meeting record.
The award was made based on a cooperative procurement vehicle (Sourcewell) as stated on the record. The meeting record does not list delivery or program-start dates; follow-up implementation steps fall to Emergency Management and purchasing staff.
