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Robbins delays PDC camera purchase; trustees discuss 60-day Flock Safety trial
Summary
Trustees tabled a recommended purchase of PDC safety cameras because a financial contract was not provided; a separate proposal for an eight-camera Flock Safety 60-day trial with a $22,000 post-trial payment was moved but the transcript does not record the vote outcome.
Mayor Darren E. Bryant recommended tabling a proposed purchase of safety cameras from PDC at the Sept. 28 meeting because the financial contract had not been received. Trustees discussed the camera proposals, prices and payment schedules before voting.
The PDC proposal described eight additional cameras with 360-degree coverage at a total listed cost of $49,178.88; trustees discussed two payment-arrangement scenarios: a 12-month plan with roughly $4,255.06 monthly payments, or an 18-month plan with roughly $2,863.55 monthly payments. Trustee David R. Dyson moved to table approval of the PDC purchase until the next special meeting; Trustee Michael Collier Sr. seconded. Roll call vote recorded ayes from Dyson, Maxey, Brewton, Robinson, Collier and Jackson; the motion to table carried.
Separately, trustees discussed Flock Safety license-plate-reading cameras. The recorded summary in the meeting packet described an eight-camera proposal and a one-time data/payment of $22,000 due after a 60-day trial (the trial automatically begins on day 60). The vendor proposal included data-sharing features and suggested cost sharing with Kellar School and possible Safe Routes to School grant offsets. Trustee Gregory N. Jackson moved to approve a 60-day trial of Flock Safety cameras; Trustee Michael Collier Sr. seconded. The transcript segment provided does not include a recorded vote result for the Flock motion.
The meeting record shows trustees engaged in cost and oversight discussion, with staff recommending tabling the PDC purchase until contract terms are provided and trustees asking for monitoring checkpoints for any trial (15-, 30- and 45-day analyses).
