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; Council President Warthen requested additional time to look over the sample proposal and discuss whether or not additional appropriations would be needed to fund the project. Councilman Williams made a motion to table the discussion until the second meeting in November. Councilman Stanley seconded. Motion carried 5-0 Victorian Christmas - Elizabeth Smith came before the town council to request street closure for December 4th from 8 AM to 5 PM for Victorian Christmas. The event will be from 10 AM to 4 PM, but the additional closure hours will accommodate set up and tear down. The tree lighting will be held on the same weekend, and the hosts of the street fair are working with the Victorian Christmas team to produce a good weekend for the Town. All departments have signed off on the permit. Councilman Stanley made a motion to approve the permit, Councilman Williams seconded. Motion carried 5-0. Policy on Budgeting - Seeing as Town Attorney Lee could not attend this meeting and his input was requested on this matter, Councilman Williams made a motion to table the discussion. Councilman Stanley Secohded. Motion carried 5-0 Certain Personal Property to be Surplused Resolution No. 27-2021- Chief Julian made the request to surplus two weapons of retiring members of the police force to be presented to the retirees as a thank you fortheir years of service. Councilman Cook made the motion to approve Resolution 27-2021. Councilman Stanley seconded. Motion carried 5-0. Department Head Reports— Chief 1uliian introduced Caleb Jenson from Motorola Solutions to present their new police V-300 Body Cam's, with updated software programs. They have a subscription service -based program that will not require a large purchase of hardware that will become outdated. There is an app to assist in evidence gathering that can be installed on mobile devices that are saved to a central cloud. The updated software allows for community involvement by enabling tips to be submitted and the public to better know what is going on in their area. Councilman Williams asked how this could be used in a domestic violence situation. The tip can be submitted anonymously on the web, and a live chat can be conducted with the police department. While this cannot replace a call to 911, it is a good additional tool to have in the arsenal. Indianapolis Metro is currently using this system. This system is not a live feed or a live update site; the department does have the ability to dictate how often the citizen -facing site is updated. The site can be linked to the town website for easy access for the public. The cameras are easy to turn on; in addition, the cameras do have the ability to record after the fact. Councilman Williams clarified that while individuals and businesses have the option to register their cameras on this system for the police to know the location and direction of the camera should helpful information about a case need to be acquired. The registration is not mandatory, nor can those cameras be accessed remotely with this system. It is a 5 -year subscription, all equipment is covered, and there is a no-fault warranty on the cameras and unlimited data storage. Original videos will always be preserved, although the videos can be edited to blur objects and faces. The video cannot be spliced.