Bids for the long-awaited citywide surveillance camera system will be opened on June 22, according to a legal notice from the city of Selma.
The city has looked at installing surveillance cameras for more than two years, but the executive branch and the council were unable to agree on a vendor. The council has heard proposals from Alabama Power Company and from local firm SelCom, which uses cameras manufactured by Tennessee company SkyCop.Â
Selma Mayor James Perkins Jr. and his staff, including the police chief and former IT director, prefer the APC system. A majority of the council prefers the SelCom system. The City Council and Perkins agreed on language for a request for proposal in April, and now the city is ready to accept bids from vendors.
A rash of gun violence in Selma has created a greater sense of urgency to install a camera system, which many feel will reduce crime or at least make crimes easier to solve.
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