Title
Body Worn Cameras - Requirements Contract - RFP 18-056A (Ordinance S-46104)
Description
Request the City Manager, or his designee, to authorize additional expenditures for Contract 149316 with Axon Enterprise, Inc. for the acceleration of the body worn camera deployment schedule for the Phoenix Police Department (PPD), originally awarded on Feb. 6, 2019. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. Upon approval of the additional expenditures of $450,000, the revised aggregate value will be $6,179,284.
Report
Summary
The Police Department's body worn camera rollout began with the Maryvale-Estrella Mountain Precinct, along with two Crisis Intervention Squads assigned to the Community Relations Bureau. The remaining six precincts: Mountain View, South Mountain, Cactus Park, Central City, Desert Horizon and Black Mountain were then deployed. The deployment schedule corresponds with the distribution of officer-involved shootings throughout the City in 2018. Upon approval of the additional funds, the deployment schedule will be accelerated allowing for the Special Assignments Unit (SWAT), Traffic Unit and Transit Unit to be equipped with body worn cameras this fiscal year. The accelerated deployment schedule will allow the Police Department to continue to demonstrate their committment to transparency, ensure the accountability of its members and increase the public's trust in police officers.
Financial Impact
Upon approval of the additional expenditures of $450,000, the revised aggregate value will be $6,179,284. Funds are available in the Police Department's Operating Budget.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
This item was originally approved by Formal Council Action on Feb. 6, 2019.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Milton Dohoney, Jr. and the Police Department.