06-15-2021 Body CamPolice Department
Police Body Worn Camera Proposal
City Council Meeting
June 15, 2021
Presented by Steve Neal,
Deputy Chief of PnlirP
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Overview
Body Worn Cameras
New Legislation - HB 1223
Selection Process For Manufacturer/Distributor
AXON
Equipment Expense
Additional Staffing
Total Expense
Policy
Implementation
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Police Body Worn Cameras (BWCs) are
small cameras worn on a law
enforcement officer's uniform to record
officer interactions.
The cameras have the capability to
capture sound and an internal data
storage unit to save video footage for
later review.
The video and audio recordings from
BWCs can be used by law enforcement
to demonstrate transparency to their
communities; to document statements,
observations, behaviors, and other
evidence; and to deter unprofessional,
ill l, and inappropriate behaviors by
botalaw enforcement and the public.
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New Legislation —H6 1223
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The Zo2i legislative session brought the consideration
and enactment of several major pieces of legislation
significantly affecting law enforcement.
House Bill 1223 - effective januaryl,2022- requires
that ANY custodial interrogation of an adult for a
felony offense, or a juvenile for any offense, be
electronically recorded.
BWCs are the most reasonable way to comply with the
HB i2a3 requirements.
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In mid-2020, the Federal Way Police Department began researching
BWCs. During this extensive research period, three companies were
identified as having superior BWC products and support.
In April 2o21, those three companies were invited to the Federal Way
Police Department to meet with multiple city representatives and
provide demonstrations of their products and support platforms.
The city employees in attendance including those from the police
department's Command Staff, Officer's Guild, Lieutenant's
Association and Records Division, as well as multiple employees
from the Information Technology (IT) Department.
At the conclusion of the demonstrations, it was clear that AXON
provided the preferred program..
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• AXON not only had the
preferred BWC equipment and
platform, they are also the
vendor we currently use for our
Tasers.
• Both BWCs and Tasers use
AXON's Evidence.com platform
to electronically store the
evidence produced by these
tools, which is a cloud -based
storage platform.
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143 BWC Licenses (137 sworn personnel, 2 Animal Services, 4 Jail Transport) - $ 410,12,4
AXON Body 3s BWCs ($699 each) - $ 99,957
8-bay docks (18 @ $1, 500 each) - $ 2,7, 000
Implementation and Training for BWC & Taser 7 - $ 40,000
10 Pro Licenses (Records/Redaction staff) annual cost - $ 4,680
YEAR 1
YEAR 2,
YEAR 3
YEAR 4
YEAR 5
TOTAL Five-year contract cost -
Credit for existing Taser contract -
TOTAL EQUIPMENT EXPENSE -
$ 581,761
$ 414,804
$ 414,804
$ 414, 804
$ 414, 804
$ 21240, 977
$ (50,500)
$ 2,,190,477
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1 FTE - LAW - attorney (salary & benefits) - $143,000
1 FTE - Information Technology —(salary & benefits) - $ 97,000
1 FTE - PD Public Records Coordinator - (salary & benefits) - $ 85,000
3 new work stations and equipment - (sio,000 each) - $ 30,000
Annual M&O for all 3 positions - ($Z,000 each) - $ 6,000
TOTAL PERSONNEL EXPENSE - $ 361,000
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The police department's BWC
policy is currently in draft
form and has been provided
to the labor management
groups for their review.
We look forward to
collaborating with them
regarding their collective
bargaining rights over the
decision to implement and
the effects of the BWC
program.
Implementat*ion
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The processes to hire the necessary additional staffing
needs to proceed within 6o days.
Once AXON receives an executed service agreement they
will schedule their Professional Services Team to be onsite
within six (6) to nine (9) weeks.
The Professional Services Team consists of experienced and
skilled personnel who are involved in the implementation,
development, deployment, management, and support of
the both the BWC and Taser programs.
The goal for the implementation of the BWC program is to
"go live" januaryl,2022,which coincides with the HB 12,2,3
requirements.
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