BATHURST Regional Council has awarded the tender to develop a closed circuit television network for the central business district.
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ECS Services Pty Ltd has won the $142,230 contract to rollout CCTV in the CBD after years of debate.
The contract includes the supply of 13 cameras along with camera poles, new fibre optic cabling and and new conduits and pits. The location of each camera has not been revealed at this stage.
The awarding of the contract comes after council this month adopted a policy which underpins the introduction, ongoing management and operation of the network.
A draft of the policy had been on display for 28 days, drawing just one submission, which was largely positive.
The policy committee meeting, held on December 5, gave councillors an opportunity to speak on the topic and two of the strongest advocates for CCTV, councillors Ian North and Alex Christian, were quick to share their thoughts.
Cr North has been on the CCTV bandwagon for nearly a decade and said this was the closest Bathurst had come to getting a comprehensive network.
He said he was happy to see Bathurst reach this point as it had been “a long, hard battle”, but wanted confirmation that there would be funding allocated in council’s future budgets to expand the network.
The cameras, once installed, won’t be monitored by council, but will capture images that police can use.
Police may intermittently view live images provided by the cameras.
It will be up to council to maintain the cameras.
The CBD CCTV scheme will be subject to annual review by council, which includes the analysis of crime statistics and data.
