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Joint resolution authorizing a contract with Taser International, Scottsdale, Arizona, for the purchase of body-worn cameras for the Lake County Sheriff's Office in the amount of $263,348.78 and the commitment to fully-fund the implementation of the Sheriff's Office Body-Worn Camera Program.
Staff Summary
* The Sheriff's Office was awarded a Department of Justice grant in the amount of $73,000 for the implementation of a pilot Body-Worn Camera Program.
* Recordings from the body-worn cameras will enhance transparency and will be instrumental in criminal prosecution and protection of false accusations.
* The Sheriff's Office authored a body-worn camera policy that meets Illinois State Statutes regarding body-worn cameras, digital media evidence (videos) storage and video redaction requirements. The policy also meets County risk management concerns and was reviewed and approved by the Department of Justice, as required by the Body-Worn Camera grant.
* The County Board approved $250,000 in fiscal year (FY) 2016 as part of a New Program Request, with a $73,000 grant, for a total of $323,000, as seed money to allow time for staff to create a policy and calculate expenses. A request to carry over these funds into FY 2017 is also being considered.
?* The FY2017 total program cost to purchase and operate the Body-Worn Camera Program is $310,726.85 and includes the purchase of the cameras, digital media evidence secured cloud storage and redaction software. It also includes the installation of two additional data lines at the Highway facility to upload evidence to the cloud, the additional hardware to install the required camera docking stations, and the creation of two part-time Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Clerk positions to respond to the anticipated increase in FOIA requests expected upon program implementation.
* The Sheriff's Office reviewed, tested and analyzed three different brands of body-worn cameras. The analysis determined that Taser Inter...
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