# 2020-12 Van Buren Authorizes WatchGuard Camera Package On 2020-12-28, the Van Buren City Council passed Ordinance 30-2020 by a four-to-zero vote. The ordinance waived competitive bidding and authorized `$317,571.50` for WatchGuard digital in-car and wearable-camera systems, payable in four annual installments of `$79,392.88`. ## Sources - [[Van Buren WatchGuard Ordinance Quote and Camera Proposal]] - `Ordinance and contract for Watchguard.pdf`, pp. 1-3. ## Significance The ordinance converted Chief [[Jamie Hammond]]'s forty-BWC/fifteen-in-car proposal and WatchGuard's quote into municipal authorization. The file does not include a separately executed financing or purchase agreement or establish later delivery and payment.