Body cameras OK'd for all Washington County patrol deputies
December 23 2020
All Washington County Sheriff's Office patrol deputies will soon use body cameras at a cost of $1.4 million.
Six months after it was first proposed, the Washington County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Dec. 15 to fund an expansion to the body-worn camera program at the Washington County Sheriff's Office.
Amending its adopted 2020-21 budget, the county will spend nearly $1.4 million over the next five years to equip 210 deputies and 129 vehicles — all those involved with patrol and civil law enforcement work — with body-worn cameras.
The money will come from the county's general fund, as well as funds from the Enhanced Sheriff's Patrol District and a recently passed public safety levy.