Approve purchase of ten (10) In-Car Video Camera systems from Watch Guard in the amount not to exceed $55,450.00 for the Fort Pierce Police Department. 

The police department requests approval to purchase ten (10) In-Car Video Camera systems from Watch Guard.  The Watch Guard 4RE In-Car Video system is a state of the art camera system that uses Icon-driven user interface (much like a smartphone) and direct access keys that makes the 4RE system easy to learn and understand.  It also has Hands-Free Upload function that allows officers to record events that are automatically uploaded wirelessly from the vehicle to an evidence storage system with no officer involvement.  The 4RE system can also be configured for continuous background recording, ensuring events are always recorded – never missed.  Sometimes, there just isn’t enough time to press record and the opportunity to capture critical video evidence is thought to be lost. Record-After-the-Fact (RATF) provides the ability to go back in time and capture the video from the event more than a day after it happened.

The police department recommends approval of this purchase request. 

The alternative is to deny this purchase request and provide funding for another program or initiative. 

Frank J. Amandro, Deputy Chief

John Schramm, Sergeant and Laurie Aguila, Information Technologies Systems Administrator