Atlanta committee backs up-to-$40 million police camera contract amendment

The proposal would increase fleet and body-worn cameras as the police department's sworn personnel grows.

By NickO Report

Published Sep 23, 2026

Contour-and-mesh editorial illustration derived from a photograph of an Atlanta police cruiser viewed from the side and rear, with trees and a building behind it. — City context: An Atlanta Police Department Dodge Charger Pursuit cruiser, photographed April 21, 2024. Editorial illustration. The source photograph does not document the proposed camera purchase.Editorial illustration · Harrison Keely · CC-BY-4.0

Atlanta's Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee voted unanimously Sept. 14 in favor of an amendment to the police department's Axon Enterprise contract to add funds for more fleet and body-worn cameras. The ordinance sets a ceiling of $40,041,840.91 over the remainder of the contract's base term.

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The proposal attributes the need for additional cameras to an increase in sworn personnel. The minutes give no proposed count for either type of camera; the favorable committee vote is not final authorization of the amendment.

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