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Commission hears five-year camera licensing proposal and a potential code-inspection inquiry

Benton County Commission · May 19, 2026
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Summary

Commissioners were briefed on a vendor's five-year camera licensing proposal (five-year cost cited in the record as roughly $200,045–$245,174) and a commissioner said the county attorney may need to examine whether a contractor held the correct commercial-building inspection license; no votes were taken on either item.

During other business the commission reviewed a vendor pricing range for a five-year camera licensing and replacement package and heard a commissioner raise concerns about whether a contractor was properly licensed to inspect commercial buildings.

A speaker recorded in the meeting (the clerk/record) summarized a multi-year vendor (Akcon) proposal for surveillance cameras, noting a five-year price range presented in the record of roughly $200,045 to $245,174 (the speaker said this equates to roughly $49,000 per year) and that the vendor offered five-year damage replacement. Commissioners asked staff to follow up on the procurement details before any decision.

Separately, a commissioner raised an issue from a prior local meeting suggesting a private inspector might not hold the correct license to inspect commercial buildings. That commissioner said they would ask the county attorney to review the matter and possibly return with a resolution or recommendations at a future meeting; no formal action was taken at this meeting.

Why it matters: The vendor proposal would commit the county to multi-year licensing and replacement terms if approved, and questions about inspection licensing could prompt legal review and corrective action if compliance issues are confirmed.

Next steps: Staff was asked to gather procurement details and the county attorney may be asked to research the inspector-license question before a possible future resolution or vote.