TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Peter D. Lear, CPA, CGMA, City Manager
TITLE: Ordinance No. 2019-03, first reading, amending the Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Non-District and Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget.
Recommended Action
Continue Ordinance No. 2019-03, amending the Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Non-District and Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget.
Background Information
An Amendment to the FY 2019 Non-District and Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget for additional funding in the amount of $253,313.
GENERAL FUND (001)
This is a request for a Budget Amendment for the General Fund in the amount of $127,100 as per the following detailed description.
An Amendment to the FY19 Non-District Budget for additional funding in the amount of $127,100 is being requested for the Police Department for the Body Worn Camera (BWC) Initiative. The Initiative includes funding requests for one (1) staff position and minor operating equipment.
On June 7, 2018, staff did a presentation to Commission on exploring the possibility of issuing Body Worn Cameras to our City Police Officers (BWC). Commission directed staff to proceed forward with testing and evaluating BWC and to bring forward a cost for implementation. Staff identified a potential vendor (Axon) who will provide the equipment and storage of all BWC records. The Vendor is also the same vendor for our existing tasers, therefore the BWC will interface for activation purposes. The purpose of officers wearing BWC is to enhance trust, legitimacy and transparency for law enforcement personnel and our community members. The cost for implementation includes startup costs to include equipment, software and one (1) additional staff member to oversee and operate the BWC program. This request is for the applicable partial cost of the first year of a five-year contract with the vendor.
1. The amendment requests $32,170 for personnel and operating costs from the General Fund (001) ...
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