Public Safety Committee Meeting - October 29, 2026

The Albany County Legislature Public Safety Committee met on October 29, 2026. The committee considered several Sheriff’s Office and public safety spending items. It approved transferring $113,617 from the E911 reserve account for an emergency 911 vehicle purchase, and authorized acceptance of a $13,989 New York State Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee grant for 2027 police traffic services, including “Buckle Up New York” and the “No Empty Chair” campaign. It also considered an extension of the Sheriff’s Office court-security agreement with the New York State Unified Court System for April 1, 2026–March 31, 2027; the agreement is revenue-generating and valued at $1,757,945. A portion of the transcript describing another budget item is garbled, so its details could not be identified.

The committee approved a five-year agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc. for body-worn cameras, accessories, and drones, funded through the security equipment capital plan; the stated not-to-exceed amount is garbled in the transcript. Members raised questions about safeguards and procedures for drone use, and the Axon item was approved unanimously. The committee also considered an agreement with Alli Universal Electronic Monitoring US, Inc. for GPS monitoring products and services through a New York State NASPO cooperative contract; costs are reimbursed through state programs. Motions were made and votes in favor were recorded on the listed items, though some vote details are incomplete in the transcript.