HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2021.08.05 - 34790REPORT #21288 August 5, 2021
BY: Commissioner Penny Luebs, Chairperson, Public Health and Safety Committee
IN RE: MR #21288 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — APPROPRIATE FUNDING FOR
IMPLEMENTING BODY -WORN CAMERAS INITIATIVE WITHIN THE OAKLAND COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Public Health and Safety Committee, having reviewed the above -referenced resolution on July 27,
2021, reports to recommend adoption of the resolution with the following amendments:
1. Amend the title as follows
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ENFORCEMENT BODY -WORN CAMERAS INITIATIVE IA!Tuinl TuE OAvl AnlD COUNTY
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2. Add the following six WHEREAS clauses after the seventh WHEREAS clause:
WHEREAS the initial one-time cost for the purchase and implementation of a 1,000-unit
body -worn camera system, as detailed in the Motorola Solutions Inc. proposal, are
estimated to be approximately $1.5 million; and
WHEREAS additional ongoing annual operating costs associated with operating and
maintaining the 1,000-unit body -worn camera system, including two support positions in
the Sheriffs Office to ensure both responsiveness to public information requests and
protection of citizen privacy consistent with federal and state law, are estimated to be
approximately $650,000 every year for five -years; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Sheriff's Office has prepared a grant application in support
of the proposal under the Bureau of Justice Assistance FY 2021 Body -Worn Camera Policy
and Implementation Program to Support Law Enforcement Agencies; and
WHEREAS federal grant funds must be used to implement a new program or expand
existing program activities and must not supplant (replace) those funds that have been
appropriated for the same purpose; and
WHEREAS the Bureau of Justice Assistance will conclude their review and issue a notice
of award by September 30, 2021; and
WHEREAS an interdepartmental comprehensive review and assessment of the costs and
policy implications of implementing a body -worn camera program will provide valuable
insight and guidance in the deliberation on next steps.
3. Amend the NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED clause as follows.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
approves the
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assignment of
$1,500,000 from the existing GF/GP Fund Balance assignment for Protection and
Advancement for the FY 2021 Body -Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program to
Support Law Enforcement Agencies required grant match.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners requests that the County
Executive collaborate with the Sheriff's Office and the Board of Commissioners in the
establishment of a Body -Worn Camera Program Implementation Assessment Committee.
The Committee should include, at a minimum, representatives of the County Executive
Administration, the Department of Management and Budget, Corporation Counsel, the
Purchasing Division, the Department of Information Technology, the Board of
Commissioners, and the Oakland County Sheriff. No later than October 15, 2021, the
Committee shall issue a report to the Board of Commissioners detailing:
a. One-time initial costs associated with the program and anticipated equipment
replacement costs in future years
b. Ongoing annual costs associated with the program, implications, and options for
incorporation in the County budget
c. Impact on local law enforcement services contract rates
d. Implications and options related to general County policies
e. Background on departmental implementation plans and associated internal operations
policies for the use of body -worn cameras and the data generated by those cameras
Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Health and Safety Committee, I move the acceptance of the
foregoing report.
Pl l J�O �_
Commissioner Penny
Chairperson, ' Public
Committee
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried on a roll call vote with Kuhn absent.
Luebs, District #16
Health and Safety
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #21288
BY: Commissioners Janet Jackson, District #21; David T. Woodward, District #19
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — APPROPRIATE FUNDING FOR IMPLEMENTING BODY -
WORN CAMERAS INITIATIVE WITHIN THE OAKLAND COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS law enforcement agencies across the United States and throughout the world are using body -
worn cameras (BWCs) as a promising tool to improve evidentiary outcomes, and enhance the safety of,
and improve interactions between, officers and the public; and
WHEREAS BWCs also are proving to be an important tool to assist broader law enforcement, problem -
solving, and community engagement strategies within jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS BWCs can be highly effective resources, providing an unalterable audio and visual record of
interactions that capture empirical evidence in the event of a crime, police -citizen interaction, or use -of -
force incident; and
WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners began an investment into the safety of Oakland County residents
by unanimously approving Miscellaneous Resolution #20387 "Support the Development and Issuing a
Request for Proposal for Purchase, Maintenance, and Video Management of Body Worn Cameras for
Oakland County Sheriffs Office Law Enforcement'; and
WHEREAS a Law Enforcement Officer Video Recording and Digital Evidence System Requestfor Proposal
(RFP) for an in -car camera recording system, a body worn camera system, and a digital evidence
management system was issued December 15, 2020; and
WHEREAS Motorola Solutions Inc. was selected through the RFP selection process; and
WHEREAS an Oakland County investment into a Law Enforcement Officer Video Recording and Digital
Evidence System will increase transparency and improve public safety in Oakland County.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby approves
the FY 2021-2025 appropriation of $3,131,110 for equipment, cloud storage, associated with the
implementation of the Law Enforcement Officer Video Recording and Digital Evidence System initiative
through a five-year contract with Motorola Solutions Inc.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners approves the creation of the following two
(2) Full -Time Eligible positions in the Oakland County Sheriff's Office - the Emergency Response and
Preparedness Division to support the Law Enforcement Officer Video Recording and Digital Evidence
System initiative — one (1) GF/GP Full -Time Eligible User Support Specialist 11 and one (1) GF/GP Full -
Time Eligible Technical Office Specialist.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners authorizes the Board Chair to develop,
execute and sign a contract with Motorola Solution Inc., contingent upon final review by
the Purchasing Division and Corporation Counsel,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the FY 2021-2025 budgets are amended as follows:
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
JANET JACKSON
Resolution #21288
June 30, 2021
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Public Health and Safety Committee. There were no
objections.
Resolution #21288 August 5, 2021
Moved by Luebs seconded by Miller the resolution be adopted.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Luebs seconded by Miller the Public Health and Safety Committee report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the Public Health and Safety Committee report was accepted.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Moss, Nelson, Powell, Spisz, Weipert, Woodward,
Cavell, Charles, Gershenson, Gingell, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long. (19)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
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STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lisa Brown, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and
accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on August 5, 2021,
with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Circuit Court at Pontiac,
Michigan this 51^ day of August, 2021.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County