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County staff and participants flag problems with building security cameras and maintenance costs
Summary
Commissioners and staff discussed security-camera reliability, storage limits, contractor costs and potential alternatives; cameras described as "Eufy" devices that store short motion clips for 30 days and require periodic charging and maintenance by a contractor.
A meeting participant and county staff described recurring problems with the county's building security cameras, saying the cameras in use (identified in the discussion as "Eufy") store motion-triggered clips for about 30 days and typically capture short, 30-second recordings unless an operator saves longer footage. The participant said the cameras cost roughly $100 each and that the county would need some 32 cameras to cover certain buildings; maintenance calls have cost more than $100 each.
Staff told commissioners the current camera computer has about 8 GB of memory and that a larger capacity (about 32 GB) would be more appropriate to operate the full camera set. The county reported a maintenance contract with "A and Z Construction" and discussed managed alternatives such as Alpine Security or a DVR-based system; no procurement decision was recorded at the meeting.
