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Autauga County to seek $906,051 for radio upgrades and $236,355 for cameras via federal requests
Summary
The Autauga County Commission unanimously approved applying for two FY2027 federal funding requests: $906,051 for dual‑band handheld and mobile radios (no local match) and $236,355 for upgraded body and in‑car cameras, the latter with a $40,000 local installation match.
The Autauga County Commission on April 7 unanimously approved applications for two FY2027 federal funding requests to support public‑safety equipment upgrades. Commissioner Rusty Jacksland moved to apply for an appropriations request from U.S. Sen. Katie Britt for $906,051 to purchase dual‑band handheld and mobile radios; Commissioner Bill Tatum seconded the motion, which passed by unanimous vote.
The commission also authorized applying for a congressionally directed spending request from U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville for $236,355 to purchase upgraded body and in‑car cameras. That request carries a local installation match the commission estimated at $40,000. Commissioner Jacksland moved approval and Commissioner Tatum seconded; the motion carried unanimously.
The applications were presented as grant/appropriations requests and do not guarantee award. The $906,051 radio request was noted as requiring no local match; the camera request specifies a $40,000 local match for installation costs. The motions were recorded as carried by unanimous vote of the full commission (Chairman Jay Thompson; Commissioners Rusty Jacksland, John L. Thrailkill, Bill Tatum and Terry Tanner).
Next steps are administrative: staff will prepare and submit the formal requests to the respective senators’ offices and, if funded, return to the commission to accept awards and authorize any necessary budget actions. No public testimony or dissenting votes were recorded during the approval.
