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Los Gatos approves 10‑year, $2.79M Axon agreement for police body cams, fleet video and evidence systems
Summary
The council authorized the town manager to execute a 10‑year, up to $2.79 million agreement with Axon for consolidated evidence management, body and vehicle cameras, tasers, drone first‑responder capability and VR training; the town said data stored in evidence.com remains agency property and Axon has no backdoor access.
The Los Gatos Town Council voted Nov. 4 to authorize a 10‑year agreement with Axon Enterprises that consolidates the police department’s body cameras, in‑car cameras, tasers, evidence‑management software and several optional capabilities into an integrated package meant to lock pricing, provide hardware refreshes and modernize evidence workflows.
Support Services Captain Tatada (Los Gatos‑Monte Sereno Police Department) told the council the consolidated Axon Integrated Law Enforcement System (ILS) 10+ program would total $2.79 million over 10 years and provide features such as real‑time Fusion integration, drone first‑responder workflows, Axon Standards for training and compliance, and Axon’s VR training simulator. Tatada said the proposal is intended to reduce administrative overhead, mitigate inflationary increases and keep the department on modern, supported hardware and software.
The first‑year net town cost was projected at roughly $178,000 after anticipated external support: a $75,000 donation from the Los Gatos‑Monte Sereno Police Foundation and $25,000 in annual funds from the City of Monte Sereno. Staff noted renewing the current agreements separately over five years could cost about $1.2 million for more limited features.
Council members asked about data access and privacy. Adam Smith, an Axon representative, told the council that data uploaded to evidence.com is owned and controlled by the agency and Axon does not retain independent access or a backdoor: “The data within the department is 100% theirs. Not even Axon has access to that.” Andy Grap (Axon Fusion team) added that Fusion shares community opt‑in video feeds only with explicit agency authorization and that any external legal requests would be directed to the agency.
Council member Badami moved the authorization; Council member Risto seconded. The council voted unanimously to authorize the town manager to execute and negotiate the agreement, not to exceed $2,791,568, and to approve related budget adjustments reflecting $26,820 in additional donation revenue and associated expenditures.
What happens next: staff will finalize contract terms with Axon, implement onboarding and hardware refresh schedules, and adjust the FY 2025–26 budget to reflect the approved donations and expenditures.
