“We had the opportunity to trial and evaluate camera models from three different companies over the past several months,” Centerville Police Chief Matthew Brown told City Manager Wayne Davis in a recent memo. “The Motorola Solutions product was determined to be the best fit for our department and was the lowest cost of the three options.”
The total 5-year cost for all necessary equipment, data storage, training and maintenance is $285,200.
The city of Centerville will be reimbursed $115,000 from the State of Ohio via an Ohio Body Worn Camera grant. That brings its actual five-year cost for the body-worn cameras to $170,200, which Brown said is “significantly less” than the budgeted amount of $325,000.
The police department has utilized in-car cameras in marked cruisers since 2004, he said.
The body-worn cameras will be introduced during the fourth quarter of this year pending the availability of equipment and installation, Brown said.
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