Police purchase new body cameras, data storage
The Homewood Police Department is getting new police body cameras.
The Homewood Police Department is getting a new set of body cameras for its police officers.
The FY 2021 budget included $85,000 for this expense. Police Chief Tim Ross told the Finance Committee at its Dec. 7 meeting that the actual cost for this program would be $75,222 â almost $10 thousand under budget. There will be a recurring annual cost of $16,700 for unlimited data storage from the cameras each year, but this cost is included in the $75 thousand price tag for 2021.
The police department tested and evaluated potential equipment to purchase in November. Ross said one of the companies he had considered wanted to enter into a long-term contract with the department, but the company the department chose has not presented a contract to the department thus far.