Parker County IT director seeks AI and two portable camera trailers for security
IT Director James Caywood told commissioners the IT operating budget falls 28% from last year after excluding one-time public-safety capital, and he requested funds for AI integrations, an alignment tool, a new vehicle if a position is approved, and two portable Verkada camera trailers for security and events.
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James Caywood, Parker County’s IT director, told the court that once last year’s one-time public-safety capital is removed the department’s recurring budget is roughly flat, though several vendor contracts rose about 7%. He said the office has been testing AI tools for cybersecurity and maintenance and proposed a small AI-integrations line to continue that work.
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