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a. Receive and support the Sheriff's Office request to fund the Sheriff's Office security camera Flock program with 60 cameras county-wide. These cameras would work in conjunction with the three (3) cameras already being placed at the County government center. The utilization of security cameras strategically placed by law enforcement countywide will reduce crime and aid in the identification, location, and prosecution of offenders thus increasing safety in communities.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors Capital Improvement Committee:
a. Receive and support the Sheriff's Office request to fund the Sheriff's Office security camera Flock program with 60 cameras county-wide. These cameras would work in conjunction with the three (3) cameras already being placed at the County government center. The utilization of security cameras strategically placed by law enforcement countywide will reduce crime and aid in the identification, location, and prosecution of offenders thus increasing safety in communities.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Communities across the County of Monterey and the nation have found the utilization of security cameras strategically placed by law enforcement to be beneficial in impacting crime and aiding in the identification, location, and prosecution of offenders thus increasing safety in communities. In the County of Monterey security cameras are currently being used in King City, Greenfield, Soledad, and Salinas as well as others and have been proven to aid in local criminal investigations. Security cameras also present themselves as a service multiplier and add cost savings to personnel expenses as they are active 24 hours a day and 365 days a year allowing law enforcement personnel to be elsewhere at the same time.
In order to provide increased safety to the residents of the County of Monterey the Sheriff's Office in conjunction with the Health Department have agreed to have 25 cameras placed throughou...
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