Royal Palm Beach willing to pay for body cams for 50 deputies

At a recent Royal Palm Beach council budget workshop, it was made clear their council wanted Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office deputies fitted with body-worn cameras.

FRONT THE CASH NEEDED TO STARTA BODY-CAMERA PROGRAM FOR THEPBSO DEPUTIES THAT PATROLTHEIR STREETS.

WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5'S TODD WILSONHAS THE STORY.<< NATS: (VO) AT A RECENTVILLAGE OF ROYAL PALM BEACHCOUNCIL BUDGET WORKSHOP IT WASMADE CLEAR THEIR COUNCILWANTED DISTRICT 9 PBSODEPUTIES FITTED WITH BODY WORNCAMERAS.

(SOT )(MAYOR FREDPINTO) THE NOTION IS THATROYAL PALM BEACH, DISTRICT 9,IS LOOKING FOR DISTRICT 9 TOHAVE BODY CAMS. AND WELOOKING FOR ANY HAND OUTS.(VO) ROYAL PALM BEACH IS EVENWILLING TO FUND A BODY CAMERAPROGRAM FOR THE 50 DEPUTIESTHAT PATROL DISTRICT 9.

TOREINFORCE THEIR EAGERNESS FORBODY CAMS PINTO SENT THISLETTER TO SHERIFF BRADSHAW.NATS: (VO) AT THE MEETINGMAJOR ERIC COLEMAN WAS ON HANDTO EXPLAIN SHERIFF RICBRADSHAWS DESIRE TO HAVE HISDEPUTIES OUTFITTED WITH BODYWORN CAMERAS.

(MAJOR ERICCOLEMAN) (SOT) HE IS WORKINGWITH THE COUNTY COMMISSION ACOUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.

THEREARE SOME FUNDS THAT WEREEARMARKED FOR THE SHERIFFOFFICE IN THE COMING YEARS FORSOME TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES.

SO IBELIEVE WHAT HETHOSE FUNDS TO BE MADEAVAILABLE MUCH SOONER.

NATS:(VO) COLEMAN SAYS BRADSHAWBELIEVES THE SYSTEM WILL COSTAROUND $19 MILLION FOR ADEPARTMENT THAT HAD 1.2MILLION CALLS FOR SERVICE, 170THOUSAND TRAFFIC STOPS AND 17-THOUSAND ARRESTS LAST YEAR.NATS: (VO) THE MONEY SET ASIDEIS $20 MILLION (SOT01:39)(MAYOR DAVID KERNER) 7SEC I DONTHE BOARD BUT I THINK THEBOARD WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OFTRYING TO MOVE THAT UP THEBEST THAT WE CAN IN THETIMELINE.

NATS: (VO) PALMBEACH COUNTY MAYOR DAVIDKERNER SAYS HE DOESNBELIEVES THIS WILL BE ADIFFICULT ASK FOR THE BOARD.(SOT 03:56:12) 7 SEC I THINKOVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXTCOUPLE WEEKS ITTHAT WILL COME UP ON THEBOARDS AGENDA ORGANICALLY FORAT LEAST FOR DISCUSSION.

NATS:(VO) IN PALM BEACH COUNTY,TODD WILSON, WPTV NC 5.