Durham County Commissioners approved a $1.39 million Motorola body camera system for the Sheriff's Office while confronting waiting lists of over 500 people for meal delivery and child care services.
Commissioners approved $1.39 million Motorola body camera system for Sheriff's Office with 243 body-worn and 193 in-car cameras, though Sheriff leadership acknowledged the detention center may need additional cameras as staffing grows.
County finalized $62.5 million in federal pandemic relief spending by December 31 deadline, allocating $13.5 million for affordable housing, $13.1 million for water and sewer infrastructure, and $2.4 million for food security.
Over 524 people wait for Meals-on-Wheels and 265 children await child care subsidies, prompting Commissioner Jacobs to request a Department of Social Services director presentation to address critical service capacity gaps.