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Put Technology to Work

Goal 1: Ensure Availability of Information, Programs, and City Services
Objective 2: Implement New Technology
Project Performance Measure(s) City Service Team (Department)
PTW Body Worn Camera Program Project Completion Neighborhood Services (Police)
1.2.1 Implementation and Strategic Support (IT)
Summary:
During Fiscal Year 2016, a pilot project for body‐worn Milestone Estimated Status
cameras (BWC) was conducted to evaluate the Completion
organizational impact of its usage. User surveys Permission to issue RFP Dec. 2016 Complete
conducted both internally and externally provided from Council
feedback on the experience. At the direction of City Development/Release of Mar. 2017 Complete
Council, a State grant and the Fiscal Year 2017 budget RFP
funded the Arlington Police Department's Vendor response for RFP Apr. 2017 Complete
implementation of its Body‐Worn Camera Program. RFP Evaluation June 2017 Complete
Contract Execution Aug. 2017 Complete
The Police Department, in partnership with the Testing and Training Feb. 2018 Complete
Department of Information Technology and Purchasing, Phased Deployment Feb. 2018 Complete
released a request for proposal (RFP) in the second
Project Closeout July 2018 Complete
quarter, selected a vendor in the third quarter and

completed the purchase of approximately 350 body‐

worn cameras in the fourth quarter of Fiscal Year 2017.

The City will complete the rollout of the 617 body‐worn
cameras to APD's Field Operations Bureau in Fiscal Year
2018. Texas Senate Bill 158 governs law enforcement
agencies on body‐worn camera programs. The law
mandates law enforcement agencies adopt a
comprehensive body‐worn camera policy and training
program. This law also sets record retention
requirements for the videos produced by officers
wearing the body cameras. The City will deploy body‐
worn cameras as required by Texas Senate Bill 158.

Update:
In 2018, APD successfully completed the Body Worn
Camera implementation project, meeting the needs of
the community for better transparency and the
departmental needs for increased accountability.

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