DATE: June 21, 2022
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Chief of Police
SUBJECT: Police Department Dash Cameras: Work Session to Review a Proposed Hayward Police Department Capital Improvement Project Regarding the Purchase of Axon Fleet Vehicle Dash Cameras with Automated License Plate Reading (ALPR) Technology
RECOMMENDATION
That the Council reviews and provides comments on a proposed capital improvement project whereby the Hayward Police Department would enter into a five-year purchase/service agreement with Axon Enterprises, Inc. to equip the patrol fleet with video dash cameras with integrated ALPR technology.
SUMMARY
In a continuing effort to broaden transparency, mitigate liability, advance investigative capabilities, and improve crime solvability, the Hayward Police Department is recommending purchasing and installing Axon Dash / ALPR cameras in fifty-three patrol vehicles.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Policy 429