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Canton council adopts drone-as-first-responder program with no-cost first year
Summary
Canton City Council voted 12-0 to adopt an ordinance contracting with Brink Drones via Motorola Solutions to establish a Drone-as-First-Responder (DFR) program. The city will trial the program at no cost for the first year; continuing service would cost about $99,997 for the remaining years of a four-year contract.
Canton City Council voted unanimously to adopt an ordinance establishing a Drone-as-First-Responder (DFR) program, approving a contract with Brink Drones via Motorola Solutions that includes a one-year, no-cost trial and an estimated $99,997 cost for the remaining three years of a potential four-year agreement.
The council adopted Ordinance 21 after a presentation explaining the program would include one station-based system and two patrol drones. A police department representative told council, “The DFR program involves…
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