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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 Interview Room Cameras and Project Completion Neighborhood Services (Police) and
1.2.4 Digital Video Recorders Economic Development and Capital
Investment (IT)
Summary:
Milestone Estimated Date of Status
The Arlington Police Department (APD) utilizes multiple Completion
types of video recording systems in their daily Initiating and 2 Qtr. FY 2019 Complete
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operations. Two of these systems, Interview Room Planning
Cameras and Digital Video Recorders (DVR) for police Executing 4 Qtr. FY 2019 In Progress
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vehicles have been in place for more than five years. Closing 4 Qtr. FY 2019 In Progress
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There are ten interview room cameras throughout the
police stations and jail. Many of these units/systems
have begun to fail.

APD operates about 200 Police In‐Car Camera systems
also known as DVR units in their vehicles. Nine vehicles
are without DVR systems due to damage or part/system
failures. Currently new employees are not being issued
DVR body mics due to the need to transition to a new in‐
car camera solution.

APD and their vendors are not able to obtain parts or
services to return these older systems to full
functionality. Due to lack of support and the inability to
repair the older equipment, these systems have reached
the end of their useful life.

APD will expand their partnership with Utility Associates,
the City’s Body Worn Camera vendor, by implementing
their Interview Room and DVR solutions to replace the
failing systems. This project will replace all Interview
Room and DVR systems with the Utility solutions.

Update:
We have completed the installation of police in‐car
camera systems. We have also completed the
installation of the first interview room and intend to
complete the installation of the remaining twelve
interview rooms by December.

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