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Committee approves 10-year Axon taser contract for Waukesha Police Department
Summary
The Finance Committee approved a 10-year contract with Axon Enterprises to provide and maintain tasers for sworn officers from 2025–2034 at a total amount of $1,243,628.01, with a capital portion of about $712,703. Captain Ty Hoffman and staff explained the capital/operating split, model standardization to TASER 10, and warranty terms before the committee approved the contract by voice vote.
The Waukesha City Finance Committee approved a 10-year contract with Axon Enterprises on Dec. 10 to supply and maintain tasers for sworn officers for the 2025–2034 period, with the contract amount in the record listed as $1,243,628.01 and a capital portion of roughly $712,703.
Captain Ty Hoffman of the police department introduced the item, noting the purchase follows approval of CIP funds during the budget process. He said the contract addresses capital costs in year one and then operating costs — warranties, maintenance, testing and training — in subsequent years.
Staff and committee members discussed the number of devices and replacement logic. The capital purchase was discussed as covering approximately 120–127 devices for sworn staff, with a small number of spares retained. “They’re warrantied for 5 years, and at the end of that 5 years with this proposed contract, they would simply give us brand new tasers with another 5 year warranty,” Captain Hoffman said, describing the replacement cycle under the long-term agreement.
Hoffman and staff said the proposed model is the TASER 10, which would standardize the department on a single platform, simplify logistics for cartridges and batteries and improve accuracy and effective distance. He explained that the TASER 10’s cartridge deployment requires one trigger pull per probe and that officers would need two pulls if two probes are required.
Alderman Lemke asked whether the new devices are an upgrade from models used in recent deployments and noted concerns when a device did not perform as expected. Alderman McElderly observed that a 10-year contract can lock in favorable pricing and extend past a normal five-year cycle; staff said both five- and 10-year options are common in the industry.
Alderman Piper moved to approve the contract; Alderman Lemke seconded. The committee approved the item by voice vote; the record indicates the motion passed.
The contract is pending city attorney review and will proceed under the fiscal plan previously approved in the 2025 CIP.
