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Council hears police plan to add AI‑assisted report drafting to Axon contract; oversight and training questions raised
Summary
Council discussed a ~$945,000 amendment to the Axon contract to deploy AI‑assisted report drafting for police report workflows. Chief Mike Pavevela said the tool ("Draft One") creates narrative drafts officers will review; council asked about ethics, data handling, vendor procurement and district‑attorney acceptance.
Council members questioned police leadership Nov. 13 about a proposed second amendment to the city's Axon Enterprises master services agreement that would add AI‑assisted report drafting and increase the contract by roughly $944,580.
Chief Mike Pavevela (identified in the meeting agenda) described the product as a system that pulls interaction data from body‑worn and in‑car cameras to generate a narrative — a starting draft that officers would be required to authenticate and edit. The department estimated the feature could reduce report‑writing time by as much as 75 percent, freeing officer time for other duties; the amendment aligns with a prior budgeted service‑level adjustment for the police department, staff said.
Council members pressed two central oversight questions: (1) procurement and value — $27,000 of the contract cost would go to Sourcewell (a group‑purchasing cooperative) and some council members asked whether the city could get better pricing through direct negotiation; and (2) AI governance and admissibility — the contract references Axon’s responsible‑innovation framework and an ethics and equity advisory council, and council wanted assurances the District and County Attorney offices would accept AI‑generated content in prosecutions. Chief Pavevela said the department consulted the District Attorney’s office and that early tests at other agencies had been encouraging.
The discussion did not produce a vote on the amendment that night; council sought additional details on cost‑components, procurement options and legal admissibility.
Representative quote: “This AI is going to interpret your call… the officer will still have to go in, authenticate it, and clean up the report, but it’ll create the substance from the interaction,” Chief Mike Pavevela said.
Next steps: Staff will provide more detailed procurement and legal‑admissibility information before council votes on the amendment.
