SALISBURY – New body cameras and Tasers are expected to benefit the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office.
On Wednesday, the Wicomico County Council approved the department’s request to authorize Axon Enterprise Inc. as a sole source vendor and to waive the formal competitive bidding process for the purchase of body cameras and Tasers at a cost to exceed $25,000.
“This [company] was authorized as a sole source vendor in August of 2018 for the Department of Corrections to purchase Tasers,” Council Administrator Laura Hurley said. “This request is now coming before you from the sheriff’s department, seeking to purchase body cameras as well as Tasers.”
In a statement submitted to the county council, department heads explained the need for new devices.
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Was thinking the lowest bidder would get
ReplyDeletethe job. How come they're doing this?
Here goes the Tax Payers money when they
ReplyDeleteGo UP a lot higher than other competitors ?
Doesn't make sense to me unless there's a
profit to be made by the ones passing this.
Cool, now they can film themselves riding them Harleys.
ReplyDeleteGuess they will be . doing more RADAR . now to pay for all this !!!!
ReplyDeleteBeware !!!!
Wicomcio county police and fire departments seem to have all the latest toys. New huge SUVs; computers; buildings; fire trucks, etc. Is that why taxes are do high. Do they really need all those toys. Salisbury and Fruitland are not big cities.
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