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K �� DECATUR POLICE DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM 09-31 TO: Ryan McCrady, City Manager Jerry Bauer,Asst. City Manager FROM: James A. Anderson, Chief of Police James R. Chervinko,Deputy Chief of Police � SUBJECT: In-Car Video Camera Purchase SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: The Police Department's recommendation is that Council approve the purchase of fifteen (15)Panasonic digital in-car video cameras and alI necessary hardware,software and storage from CDS Office Technologies. The Toughbook Arbitrator system from Panasonic is the in-car video camera system of choice of the Decatur Police Department. ' The Police Department has tested several digital in-car video systems and strongly , recommended the purchase of new in-car digital cameras for several years, but funding was not available. The PoGce Department proposes using$75.000.00 from the DITI Fund, $10,000.00 from the In-Car Video Camera repair line item and $41,507.00 from the Drug Fund. BACKGROiTND: Of the twenty-five(25) 8mm style in-car video cameras purchased in 2002, none remain in service. These cameras were purchased using grant funds from the Law Enforcement Block Grant for approzimately $4,500.00 per unit. There are currently no grant opportunities for the Decatur Police Department to purchase in-car video cameras. The Police Department's 2009 In-Car Video System purchase request is for fifteen (15) digital in-car video cameras. The Police Department's recommendation is that Council approve the purchase of fifteen (15) digital in-car video cameras from CDS O�ce Technologies. These first fifteen (15) cameras will be installed in the eleven designated district cars and the four designated traffic cars. Additional cameras will be purchased as funds allow and be installed in three designated K-9 unit cars, one-transport unit,three designated command cars, and eleven designated "down" cars. After extensive testing and evaluating,the Toughbook Arbitrator system from Panasonic is the in-car video camera system of choice of t6e patrol command officers,the patrol officers and the officers assigned to the Professional Standards Division. Members of the Patrol Division and the Professional Standards Division have tested several systems over the last