Title
Axon Body and Fleet Camera, Taser 10 and Axon Investigate - Purchase
History
On January 13, 2021, the Illinois Senate voted to approve House Bill 3653, a 764-page document which mandates that effective January 1, 2024, municipalities with population of 50,000 or more but under 100,000 are required to implement the use of officer-worn body cameras. In November of 2020, the Orland Park Police Department began to field test body worn cameras manufactured from three separate vendors. Those vendors were Watch Guard (Motorola), Panasonic and Axon. The purpose of the pilot program was to determine the capabilities and limitations of each system to include but not limited to resolution abilities, storage requirements, redaction capabilities, durability of the equipment, training demands and the overall quality of each camera unit. At the completion of the field testing, a unanimous decision amongst all officers involved determined that the Axon product was the leader and best suited the needs of the Orland Park Police Department.
Axon’s Body and Fleet Camera, Taser 10 and Axon Investigate program bundles hardware, software, accessories, training programs, 24/7 customer support, equipment refreshes, and warranties together, to help equip the officers with the solutions they need. The Axon Body and Fleet Camera, Taser 10 and Axon Investigate hardware components includes, 121 Axon Body-Worn Cameras <https://www.axon.com/products/axon-body-3> with Upgrades, 11 Axon Body-Worn Cameras Docks and Wall Mounts, 1 Body Worn camera mount per camera, 45 Fleet 3 <https://www.axon.com/products/axon-fleet-3> Camera Packages, 60 Taser 10s with 120 holsters and the Axon Signal Sidearm Activation (A smart sensor that attaches to an officer’s holster). The Signal Sidearm sensor uses Axon Signal technology to trigger Axon body-worn cameras within range to start recording automatically when an officer’s weapon is drawn). The need to activate the camera upon removal of the duty weapon is paramount to the success of a Body Worn Camera program.
The current X2 Tasers are near their end of life and are not being produced by AXON. Our current Axon Body and Fleet Camera contract is from 2022 to 2027. The new updated contract is from February 2025 until February 2029. Renewing the contract at this time will save $110,348.24 per year and over the entire time of the contract the village will save $551,741.20.
Financial Impact
The total cost of the five-year program is $1,500,000.00 which corresponds to $300,000.00 years 1 through 5.
Recommended Action/Motion
I move to approve the purchase of the Axon Body and Fleet Cameras, Taser 10’s and Axon Investigate Software in the amount not to exceed $1,500,000.00;
AND
Authorize the Village Manager to execute all related contracts subject to Village Attorney review.