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Ways and Means approves Axon services spending; committee clarifies contract is not an AI agreement
Summary
The committee approved Resolution 184 (purchase of Axon services) and an amended Resolution 185 authorizing a $2.54 million contract amendment with Axon Enterprises; members explicitly noted the contracts are not AI agreements and thanked financial analysts for savings.
Ulster County’s Ways and Means Committee approved two resolutions addressing Axon law‑enforcement services at its June 11 meeting.
Resolution 184, an amendment to the 2026 operating budget to purchase Axon services, was moved and passed by voice vote. Committee members twice emphasized that the contracts do not constitute an artificial‑intelligence procurement.
Resolution 185, which the committee amended on the floor, authorizes an amendment for $2,538,495.85 to an existing contract with Axon Enterprises. The amendment was moved, seconded, and adopted after brief discussion; Chair Chris Kriswell and members thanked county financial analysts for negotiating savings.
Members asked clerks and counsel to confirm the scope of services and the non‑AI characterization of the contracts; staff clarified on the record that the procurement does not include AI services.
The resolutions passed by voice votes; the committee recorded no roll‑call opposition in the meeting transcript.
Next steps: county procurement staff will finalize contract paperwork and execute the amendment with Axon Enterprises consistent with the budget change and the committee’s direction.
