Commissioners OK $6.8 million for public safety surveillance upgrades

Hays County Commissioners have unanimously approved a $6.86 million, seven-and-a-half-year contract with Axon Enterprise, Inc. for public safety video surveillance upgrades.

The $6.86 million price tag, to be paid in annual installments of $965,930.49, includes body cameras, in-car cameras, tasers, and software and systems that incorporate the evidence into Evidence.com, Commissioner Lon Shell (Pct. 3) explained during Tuesday’s commissioners court meeting.

“So that’s how that information is put into a place so that both defense and prosecutors can have access to that if that’s ever needed,” he said.