Vendor pitches 10-year Axon contract with AI tools to Seneca Falls board

Jake, a law-enforcement technology representative, told the board the police department currently holds three separate Axon contracts for body cameras, in-car cameras and tasers and proposed consolidating them into one 10‑year agreement to simplify budgeting and operations. “We’re gonna merge all of these current contracts into a new rewritten deal,” he said, describing a package that would lock pricing through 2036 and avoid staggered renewal cycles.

Jake outlined two modernization elements the town would receive under the plan: installation of two “smart” interview rooms and access to Axon’s AI suite, which he said includes automatic translation and a feature called Draft 1, an automatic report writer that uses body-camera transcription. He said the Axon AI tools could reduce officer report-writing time by up to 85% and projected up to about $2.35 million in labor savings over 10 years. On pricing, he described an initial 10‑year proposal at $1,160,000 reduced to $1,000,000 with an early-adopter discount and noted the board would need to indicate interest by June 2026 to secure the program terms.

Board members asked procedural questions about translation use in court and early rollout procedures; Jake recommended phasing in AI features with live staffing during the first year. The presentation did not include a final vote; board members took no formal action during the public presentation and said they would follow up with staff to review contract details and fiscal impacts.