FY25 Proposed Budget

2024 2028 thru

Capital Improvement Plan 2024-2028 City of Iowa City, Iowa

POLICE

Department

Contact Jody Matherly

One Phase

Type

Y4446

Project #

10 years

Useful Life

Project Name Body Cameras & In Car Video Systems

Police

Category

GRANTEE NONE

PLAN None

Efficiency Improvement (3)

Priority

MATCH % NONE

TIF DISTRICT None

Active

Status

Total Project Cost: $250,000

Description RFP for acquisition and purchase of new body-worn and in-car camera hardware and software to replace the current system that is at end-of-life. A new cloud-based system would also provide digital evidence management that was the basis of the original Y4446 project.

Justification The current body-worn camera and in-car camera hardware originally purchased in 2019 from WatchGuard is at end-of-life in part due to Motorola’s acquisition of WatchGuard in 2022. Motorola announced that they were ending support/service of the current product at the end of CY2024. In order to maintain transparency, follow best practices, and protect community members and officers, it imperative that the camera systems are replaced. The cloud-based system will continue to allow staff to create links to video for the county attorney and the discovery process. This system will also allow uploading of photographs and evidence from businesses, etc., creating a log and filing items under the proper incident number making the entire process more efficient.

Prior

Expenditures

Total

2024

2025

2026

2027

2028

EQUIPMENT

125,000

125,000

125,000

125,000

125,000

Total

Total

Prior

Funding Sources

Total

2024

2025

2026

2027

2028

GENERAL FUND

125,000

125,000

125,000

125,000

125,000

Total

Total

Budget Impact/Other Y4446 currently has $125,000 in funding. New cameras, charging banks, spare batteries, upload stations, uniform accessories, mounting hardware, video storage, Command Central Evidence, and 5.5 TB of storage will have a Year 1 cost of $251,575. Year 2-5 will have an annual subscription fee for cameras and software of $144,140/year. Uploading of interview room video to the cloud is $4475/year; total annual cost for Year 2-5 is $148,615.

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