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Troup County staff seek up to $900,000 for SPLOST-funded public-safety camera system
Summary
County staff asked the Board of Commissioners for permission to buy an initial set of about 60 Motorola cameras under a SPLOST allocation, saying the initial purchase would be about $703,000 and the project could total up to $900,000 with supporting hardware and communications equipment.
Troup County staff asked the Board of Commissioners Jan. 20 for permission to purchase a countywide public-safety camera system using SPLOST funds. Nathan Taylor said the recommended Motorola package would cost about $703,000 for roughly 60 cameras and that supporting hardware and communications boxes would add roughly $73,000, bringing the immediate purchase to about $775,000. He asked the board to authorize purchases “up to and not to exceed $900,000” to cover equipment and related providers.
Taylor told the board the camera system has already helped investigations in the county and municipalities that share the vendor's system will be able to exchange reads. “These cameras have been responsible for the arrest and successful investigation of many crimes inside Troup County,” he said, describing license-plate reads and live alerts deputies can receive in patrol cars. Taylor said some cameras require fiber and staff are coordinating with municipal partners and utilities to run the necessary infrastructure.
The project is funded from a prior voter-approved SPLOST allocation of $2 million; staff said Troup County’s share and staged purchases explain why the initial purchase will not exhaust the allocation. The board did not make a final purchase decision in the work session; staff asked that the item be placed on the evening business meeting agenda for formal action.
