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Madera County board hears plan for real-time crime center and video wall
Summary
Sheriff's staff presented a $121,000 design-and-installation proposal to create a real-time crime center that aggregates camera feeds and law enforcement platforms; supervisors asked about staffing, license-plate readers and long-term funding, while presenters said grant funds would cover the purchase and initial integrations.
Assistant Sheriff Jason Clark told the board the county plans to install a four-display video wall and a dedicated workstation in the dispatch center to aggregate platforms such as Peregrine, Mark43 and LEOsite and to bring live community camera feeds into a single workspace.
"It's going to be used to pull the information that we have real time…if we have a critical incident that takes off — a homicide or a natural disaster — we can put somebody at this station…and pull information from all of our platforms," Clark said. (Assistant Sheriff Jason Clark.)
Supervisors probed how the center would be staffed and whether it would duplicate dispatch functions. Clark said staffing would be on an "as-needed" basis because the county lacks full-time staff for a 24/7 position; during major incidents a dispatcher could shift to the station or an officer would be assigned.
Board members asked about privacy and operational differences between the wall and existing dispatch capabilities; presenters emphasized that the project combines hardware and the software integration needed to query multiple systems and that the purchase is funded with grant dollars. The sheriff's office noted potential future integrations such as drone feeds and license-plate readers.
The item was a pulled consent item discussed on the record; no separate contract award was finalized at this meeting.
What's next: Staff said the project is grant-funded and will be implemented as capacity and funding allow; supervisors asked for continued detail on staffing and usage.
